double talk
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ˈdouble-talk noun [uncountable]
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Synonyms & Related Words double talk[noun]Synonyms: nonsense, balderdash, baloney, bull, bunkum, drivel, flimflam, hokum, jazz, twaddle, gobbledygook, gibberish
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English Dictionary ˈdouble-talk noun [uncountable] speech that is complicated and can have more than one meaning, sometimes used deliberately to deceive or confuse people
Synonym : double-speak British English:
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Idioms double-talk [British, American & Australian, mainly American]a way of speaking that confuses people in order to avoid telling them the truth. He said the new train service would run fewer trains, but would provide a better service - sheer double-talk. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
double-talktalk or words that appear to mean something but do not
The speaker gave the audience much double-talk and nobody knew what he wanted to say.
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double talk n. 1. Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in two or more different ways.
The politician avoided the question with double-talk. 2. Something said that does not make sense; mixed up talk or writing; nonsense.
The man's explanation of the new tax bill was just a lot of double-talk. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲