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by layer8 1430 days ago
It means communicating something quite clearly but by indirect means (and possibly inadvertently).
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I've had this argument in code reviews a couple of times:

Them (on the subject of 4 new methods): hey why did you make method 3 look "weird"? You should make it look like the other three.

Me: because one of these methods can set the building on fire, and the rest can't. I bet you can guess which one is the dangerous one. Works as expected.