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weasel words

plural noun

  1. informal.
    intentionally evasive or misleading speech; equivocation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É±ð²¹²õ±ð±ô-ËŒ·É´Ç°ù»å±ð»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of weasel words1

C20: alluding to the weasel's supposed ability to suck an egg out of its shell without seeming to break the shell
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When he even pretended to be moderate on abortion with his weasel words around the Florida ban, anti-choice activists threw a fit.

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"The field is replete with weasel words and unfortunately one of those is consciousness," says Prof Stevan Harnad of Quebec University.

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“The U.S. has limited itself to blatant weasel words claiming that Julian can ‘seek to raise’ the First Amendment if extradited,†his wife, Stella Assange, said.

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Stella Assange said the “so-called assurances†were made up of “weasel words.â€

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“Escaping accountability based on weasel words and technical language, like not being a ‘beneficiary’ of WHO assistance is unacceptable,†said Larry Gostin, chair of global health at Georgetown University.

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