WEASEL WORD


Meaning of WEASEL WORD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from the weasel's reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg while leaving the shell superficially intact

Date: 1900

: a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.