sly dig

The act - of which to insult, make fun of, or make something along the lines of a negative comment - that is done in secret (hense sly) and as casually as possible, acting as if they are not directing it at the person in question, but actaully are. But not as secret as to the person in question does not see it/hear it, as if they do and they know that it was directed at them due to recent events, they announce it as a sly dig.

when you say something obviously directed toward someone without actually saying their names.