metamessage

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ message

Noun

metamessage (plural metamessages)

1. An implicit message that could be inferred or implied from a message.

   When you read between the lines, you might find a metamessage behind what somebody is outwardly saying.

2. A message about messages.

Further reading

• “metamessage, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “metamessage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.