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
JemmaJEM-əEnglish (British)
Pepca-Slovene
Lubbert-Frisian
CÄCilia-German
Lavernlə-VURNEnglish
Calistokah-LEE-sto (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish