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

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

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

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

Any object of superstition

Verb

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

Adjective

Having no meaning or purpose

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Noun

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

pretense^US

pretence^UK

improvisational music

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Noun

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

Noun

Parlour game

Noun

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

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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

Noun

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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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Any object of superstition

unintelligible language

clamour^UK

clamor^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

give wrong information to

lead one 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

take someone for a ride

pull a fast one on

pull the wool over someone's eyes

give the wrong impression

lead up garden path

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

outmaneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

maneuver^US

lead down the garden path

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

be unfaithful

do out of

be economical with the truth

do someone in the eye

go back on

sell a bill of goods to

corrupt

troll

make a monkey of

make somebody look an idiot

slip something over on

make a fool of somebody

catfish

send on a wild-goose chase

lead somebody down the garden path

take to the cleaner's

play a practical joke on

put one over on someone

pull a fast one on someone

twist around your little finger

play fast and loose with

yank somebody's chain

fall short of expectations

sweep you off your feet

fall short of someone's expectations

break one's promise to

depart from the truth

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

bite the hand that feeds you

grass

give up

give someone a Judas kiss

turn state's evidence

blow the whistle on

bite the hand that feeds one

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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

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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Having no meaning or purpose

flaky^UK

flakey^US

without rhyme or reason

costing an arm and a leg

dead from the neck up

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not quite right in the head

not the full shilling

stupidly irresponsible

devoid of intelligence

a few cards shy of a full deck

deprived of one's wits

one card shy of a full deck

manic-depressive

over the edge

non compos

severely mentally ill

one sandwich short of a picnic

having kangaroos in the top paddock

flipped-out

off one's trolley

as mad as a March hare

having bats in the belfry

flipped out

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

as thick as two short planks

baulked^UK

balked^US

beyond the bounds of possibility

not worth a hill of beans

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

meagre^UK

meager^US

of little consequence

of no moment

not worth speaking of

out of all proportion

laboured^UK

labored^US

not in the least likely

marvelous^US

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

not worth considering

marvellous^UK

phony^US

extremely implausible

phoney^UK

extremely difficult to believe

out of touch with reality

beyond the realm of reason

big

amazeballs

not able to hold water

not remotely possible

fairy-tale

never to be forgotten

ill-favored^US

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