weasel words

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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

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I get very angry when I hear either the Prime Minister or the Defence Secretary sporting their weasel words of condolence. Viewpoints Dan's view was so very moving by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) The intent of a user of weasel words is for the listener or reader to hear or read something that they never said or wrote, or something far beyond it. Beware of "Weasel Words" by Terry Mitchell / CommenTerry			wear wear and tear wear away wear away at wear down wear fingers to the bone wear heart on sleeve wear more than one hat wear off wear off ) wear on wear on sleeve wear out wear out welcome wear the britches wear the pants wear the trousers wear thin wear through wear to a frazzle weary weary of weary with weasel weasel out weasel words weather weather permitting weather the storm weave weave around weave from weave in and out weave into weave through wed to wedded to wedding wedding tackle wedge wedge between people or things weed out week week after week week by week week in, week out weekend weep weep about weep for weep for joy			weasand weasand WEASC WEASD weasel weasel weasel weasel Weasel Attack Signal Processor Weasel concept Weasel concepts Weasel coot weasel duck Weasel family Weasel family Weasel family Weasel lemur Weasel lemur weasel out weasel out weasel out weasel out Weasel phrase Weasel phrases Weasel Sportive Lemur Weasel Sportive Lemur Weasel term Weasel terms weasel word Weasel wording weasel words Weasel-faced Weasel-word weasel-worded weaseled weaseled weaseled weaseled weaseling weaseling weaseling weaseling weaselled weaselled weaselled weaselled weaselling weaselling weaselling weaselly weaselly weaselly weasels weasels weasels weasels Weasels Ripped My Flesh Weaselwordily Weaser Weasiness Weasle

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