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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 assertionplay

  Familiarity information: WEASEL WORD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WEASEL WORD (noun)


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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