double-talk
or dou·ble·talk
speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
deliberately evasive or ambiguous language: When you try to get a straight answer, he gives you double-talk.
to engage in double-talk.
to accomplish or persuade by double-talk.
Origin of double-talk
1Other words from double-talk
- double-talker, noun
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How to use double-talk in a sentence
Its foundational ideology, stripped of colonialist doubletalk, was simply one of white supremacy.
Nelson Mandela Was Undeniably Great But He Doesn’t Need a Halo | Michael Moynihan | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI'm warning you, Wong, you're failing in your duty to the State, and you can't escape the consequences with poetic doubletalk.
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British Dictionary definitions for double talk
rapid speech with a mixture of nonsense syllables and real words; gibberish
empty, deceptive, or ambiguous talk, esp by politicians
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Other Idioms and Phrases with double-talk
Meaningless speech, gibberish mixing real and invented words. For example, Some popular songs are actually based on double talk. [1930s]
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