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weaselese

weaselese noun: weaselly language.

Noun

weaselese (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) weaselly language
    • It was a tangle beyond their linguistic expertise. None of them was well versed in corporate-speak, especially not in the weaselese dialect favoured by the Maicuilla executives.2014, J. S. Leitch, Rhaia's Children

Origin of weaselese

From weasel + -ese.

Questions about weaselese

What does weaselese mean?
Weaselese means weaselly language.
What part of speech is weaselese?
Weaselese is a noun.

Words near weaselese in the dictionary

  1. weaseled into
  2. weaseled one's way
  3. weaseled out
  4. weaseler
  5. weaselers
  6. weaselese
  7. weaselfish
  8. weaselier
  9. weaseliest
  10. weaseling
  11. weaseling into

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