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WEASEL WORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does weasel word mean?
• WEASEL WORD (noun)
The noun WEASEL WORD has 1 sense:
1. an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
Familiarity information: WEASEL WORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("weasel word" is a kind of...):
qualification; reservation (a statement that limits or restricts some claim)
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