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
LondonLUN-dənEnglish (Modern)
Riku (2)ṙee-kooJapanese
Nedelcho-Bulgarian
Matia-Basque
AdelheidAH-del-hiet (German), AH-dəl-hiet (Dutch)German, Dutch
Aurelija-Lithuanian