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Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity

Speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words, also known as gibberish and double-talk

Parlour game

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

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Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity

doubletalk

“This is the ominous new era of doublespeak about land-use planning in the megacity.”

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Speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words, also known as gibberish and double-talk

Noun

Parlour game

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A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

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Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible

unintelligible language

clamor^US

clamour^UK

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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

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Words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

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Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language

vocalising^UK

vocalizing^US

dialogue^UK

dialog^US

inflection^US

inflexion^UK

publicizing^US

publicising^UK

metre^UK

meter^US

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Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

pretense^US

pretence^UK

unintelligible language

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

thing of no consequence

small detail

petty detail

matter of no consequence

no great matter

thing of no importance

minor technicality

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

minor thing

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To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

give wrong information to

lead down the garden path

lead up the garden path

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over one's eyes

throw off the scent

send on a wild goose chase

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull a swifty on

pull wool over eyes

play trick on

give the wrong impression

lead up garden path

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

outmaneuver^US

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

do out of

be economical with the truth

do someone in the eye

sell a bill of goods to

make somebody look an idiot

slip something over on

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

make a fool of somebody

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

play a practical joke on

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

play for a sucker

send on a wild-goose chase

twist around your little finger

sweep you off your feet

yank somebody's chain

depart from the truth

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

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To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

put up a smoke screen

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

go through the motions

phony^US

phoney^UK

present a false front

minimize^US

minimise^UK

sweep something under the rug

keep dark

sweep something under the carpet

favour^UK

favor^US

put on a false display

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

follow the example of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

fantasize^US

create out of thin air

pattern oneself after

pattern oneself on

take as an example

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

take a leaf out of someone's book

fantasise^UK

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

assume the character of

take leaf out of book

paint a mental picture of

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