weasel word

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Noun weasel word has 1 sense

weasel word(n = noun.communication) Array - an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion; Array

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weasel word

ambiguity, amphibology, counterword, dodging, double entendre, equivocal, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, evasion, fencing, parrying, polysemant, portmanteau word, prevarication, pun, shuffle, squinting construction, suppressio veri, tergiversation, weasel words

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