'weasel word' definitions:
Definition of 'weasel word'
(from WordNet)
noun
An equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
Synonyms of 'weasel word'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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