weasel words



weasel words

  (mainly American)
words that you use to avoid answering a question or to deceive someone She was too experienced an interviewer to be taken in by the weasel words of crafty politicians.
See also: weasel, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EsdrasEZ-drəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
Phelim-Irish
Yesenia-Spanish (Latin American)
Rahela-Romanian, Serbian
Viviane-French
JuliuszYUWL-yuwshPolish