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weasel words

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weasel words
pl n
Informal intentionally evasive or misleading speech; equivocation
[alluding to the weasel's supposed ability to suck an egg out of its shell without seeming to break the shell]
weasel-worded  adj
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weasel words
pl (inf) → Ausweichmanöver pl
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