weasel word

2 definitions found

weasel word - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  weasel word
      n 1: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an
           outright assertion

weasel word - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "weasel word":
     ambiguity, amphibology, counterword, dodging, double entendre,
     equivocal, equivocality, equivocation, equivoque, evasion, fencing,
     parrying, polysemant, portmanteau word, prevarication, pun,
     shuffle, squinting construction, suppressio veri, tergiversation,
     weasel words