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weasel words
plural noun
- informal.intentionally evasive or misleading speech; equivocation
Derived Forms
- 藞飞别补蝉别濒-藢飞辞谤诲别诲, adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of weasel words1
Example Sentences
When he even pretended to be moderate on abortion with his weasel words around the Florida ban, anti-choice activists threw a fit.
"The field is replete with weasel words and unfortunately one of those is consciousness," says Prof Stevan Harnad of Quebec University.
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.
Stella Assange said the 鈥渟o-called assurances鈥 were made up of 鈥渨easel words.鈥
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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