surrealeptitious

In the context of surrealism, especially art, the word surrealeptitious (a portmanteau of surreal and surreptitious) refers to a work which uses surreal imagery, figurative or otherwise, to covertly convey to the bearer a meaning that he or she would only understand or would only be inferred with a hint. For example, a surreptitious strawberry drawn in the shape of a heart in the context of valentines day would go unnoticed if not for the context.