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weasel wordOne entry found. Main Entry: weasel word Function: 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
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