当てつけ

あてつけ【当てつけ】

〔あてこすり〕 an insinuation; an innuendo 《pl. ～es, ～s》; a spiteful remark; 〔見せつけ〕 showing off.

●彼への当てつけにほかの男と仲よくふるまった. She acted friendly with [《英》 made up to] other boys just to annoy [spite, get back at] him.

●当てつけを言う make unpleasant insinuations 《about…》; make innuendo(e)s 《about…》.