HyperDic: weasel_word

English > 1 sense of the expression weasel word:
NOUNcommunicationweasel wordan equivocal qualification
English > weasel word: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion.
Broaderreservation, qualificationA statement that limits or restricts some claim
Spanishambages
Catalanembuts

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