subtext noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.Everyone heard the announcement, but not everyone agrees on what the subtext was. verb1 •To create or use a subtext.Subtexting is the technique that every author needs to know in order to create dialogue that is rich in meaning while sounding natural, for in real life, this is the way people often converse. — 2002 formssubtexted · subtexting · subtexts
