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The act or fact of equivocating or being evasive

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

Excessive praise or approval, often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favor

Plural for an evasive term or expression often used to avoid providing a real answer

Plural for a nicer word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

Plural for the act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

Plural for words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

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Noun

The act or fact of equivocating or being evasive

beating about the bush

shilly-shallying

humming and hawing

stalling for time

dodging the issue

sidestepping the issue

ducking the issue

hemming and hawing

procrastination

inconclusiveness

blowing hot and cold

second thoughts

indeterminateness

ambiguous statement

shillyshallying

lack of resolution

sitting on the fence

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

lack of enthusiasm

confusion dilemma

double-entendre

reconsideration

half-heartedness

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Noun

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Noun

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

meaningless talk

chitter-chatter

incoherent talk

unintelligible language

obscure language

unintelligible talk

trivial conversation

beauty-parlor chitchat

casual conversation

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

chewing the fat

chewing the rag

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Noun

Excessive praise or approval, often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favor

currying favour

pats on the back

pat on the back

congratulations

acknowledgment^US

charm offensive

acknowledgement^UK

servile flattery

flattering remark

mark of respect

insincere flattery

round of applause

pat on the head

affectionate utterance

affectionate talk

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Noun

Plural for an evasive term or expression often used to avoid providing a real answer

suppressiones veri

“This weasel word was coined by American comedian Stephen Colbert to describe the trend in current politics and popular culture to be a little loosey goosey with the facts.”

Noun

Plural for a nicer word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

circumlocutions

Noun

Plural for the act of evading or avoiding a clear and honest response

Noun

Plural for words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

double-entendres

double meanings

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