WAFFLE


Meaning of WAFFLE in English

[waf.fle] n [D wafel, fr. MD wafel, wafer; akin to OE wefan to weave] (1744): a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron

[2]waffle vi waf.fled ; waf.fling [freq. of obs. woff to yelp, of imit. origin] (1868) 1: equivocate, vacillate; also: yo-yo, flip-flop

2: to talk or write foolishly: blather "can ~ ... tiresomely off the point --Times Lit. Supp." -- waf.fler n [3]waffle n (ca. 1888): empty or pretentious words: tripe

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