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language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
- the reporter listened to the senator's double-talk for about 30 seconds, and then repeated the question
Synonyms for double-talk
- bafflegab,
- gibberish,
- gobbledygook
- (also gobbledegook),
- rigmarole
- (also rigamarole),
- song and dance
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2
unintelligible or meaningless talk
- the man on the sidewalk rattled off some double-talk, shoved the petition in my face, and before I realized it, I had added my signature to the list
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The first known use of double-talk was in 1936
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