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as in weasels
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues
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“Pussyfoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussyfoots. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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