#allusion

• I allude — First-person singular present indicative form of the verb 'a aluda' (bookish/archaic loanword); means to make an allusion, to refer indirectly or circuitously to a person, event, or situation without naming them directly.
• Allusion — A word, expression, or remark by which something is hinted at without being explicitly stated; an indirect reference, insinuation, or hidden suggestion. In rhetoric and literature, it represents a figure of speech through which reference is made to a known historical, mythological, cultural, or political event to enrich the ideational context of the work.
• Making allusions — The act of making allusions and its result; the process of expressing or transmitting messages through hints and insinuations; systematic recourse to allusions in text or speech. In conversational analysis, it represents an indirect communication strategy used to avoid direct responsibility for a statement.
• I too am a painter! — A famous Italian phrase meaning 'I too am a painter!', traditionally attributed to the painter Antonio da Correggio upon seeing Raphael's 'Saint Cecilia'. In a broad and metaphorical sense, it is used to express enthusiasm, pride, or ambition to belong to the same guild or to rise to the level of established masters in a cultural, artistic, or professional field.
• By the way — An adverb used to spontaneously introduce a remark, memory, or digression directly or indirectly related to the topic under discussion; as a neuter noun, it designates a subtle allusion, an incidental remark, a fine irony, or an indirect suggestion made within a conversation.
• By the way — An etymological graphic variant for the noun and adverb 'apropo'; a subtle allusion, passing remark, or indirect suggestion made within a dialogue. As an adverb, it is used to spontaneously introduce a digression or memory structurally linked to the current topic.
• Passing remark — A fully adapted phonetic spelling variant of the neuter noun 'apropo'; a subtle allusion, passing remark, or indirect suggestion made within a conversation to convey a hidden message, fine irony, or unstated desire.