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Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity
“This is the ominous new era of doublespeak about land-use planning in the megacity.”
Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication
Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language
A word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject
Word salad
Parlour game
Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context
Any object of superstition
To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information
Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs
Having no meaning or purpose
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