weasel word
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Why use a wishy-washy weasel word such as “baseless”? Call his claims what they are: false.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2021
This seems appropriate because “militia” is very much a weasel word.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2020
“Comity” has become a nostalgic weasel word, but you can’t help but be struck by it in the 1973 proceedings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2019
"It is unlikely I could get through a confirmation hearing because I would not weasel word."
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2018
A colleague says, “It has become an all-purpose weasel word meaning ‘I wish I could but can’t,’ or ‘I am just so busy.’
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2014
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