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weasel words

plural noun

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


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Derived Forms

  • 藞飞别补蝉别濒-藢飞辞谤诲别诲, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 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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鈥淭he U.S. has limited itself to blatant weasel words claiming that Julian can 鈥榮eek to raise鈥 the First Amendment if extradited,鈥 his wife, Stella Assange, said.

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Stella Assange said the 鈥渟o-called assurances鈥 were made up of 鈥渨easel words.鈥

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鈥淓scaping accountability based on weasel words and technical language, like not being a 鈥榖eneficiary鈥 of WHO assistance is unacceptable,鈥 said Larry Gostin, chair of global health at Georgetown University.

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