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has gloss	(noun) an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion weasel word
has gloss	eng: Weasel words is an informal term for words and phrases that, while communicating a vague or ambiguous claim, create an impression that something specific and meaningful has been said. Weasel words manage to vaguely imply meaning far beyond the claim actually made. For example, advertisements use weasel phrases such as "up to 50% off": this is misleading because readers are invited to imagine many reduced items and many of them reduced by as much as the proclaimed 50%, but the words taken literally allow for much less. Some weasel words may also have the effect of softening the force of a potentially loaded or otherwise controversial statement through some form of understatement, for example using detensifiers such as "somewhat" or "in most respects".
lexicalization	eng: weasel word
lexicalization	eng: Weasel-word
lexicalization	eng: WeaselWord
subclass of	(noun) a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" reservation, qualification

Meaning
Danish
has gloss	dan: Væselord er betegnelsen for ord og vendinger, der får et vildledende eller indholdsløst udsagn til at se rigtigt og tilforladeligt ud. Eksempelvis kan et vagt eller udokumenteret udsagn komme til at se mere substantielt ud, end det faktisk er, og en tilsyneladende konkret påstand kan modereres, så den reelt bliver vag.
lexicalization	dan: væselord
Persian
lexicalization	fas: الفاظ طفره‌آمیز
Norwegian
has gloss	nor: Unnvikende uttrykk benyttes for å dempe virkningen av en potensielt ladet eller kontroversiell uttalelse, alternativt unngå å ta klar stilling til en bestemt sak. Unnvikende uttrykk lar seg lett identifisere i en stor andel av forretningsmessig korrespondanse og benyttes hyppig av politikere. Et unnvikende uttrykk kan sammenliknes med en eufemisme, men skiller seg samtidig fra denne.
lexicalization	nor: unnvikende uttrykk
Polish
has gloss	pol: Łasicza mowa (ang. weasel words), słowo-wytrych, łasica – szczególna, wieloznaczna terminologia lub szczególna składnia (zazwyczaj stosowana celowo), która bądź to powoduje ukrycie siły kontrowersyjnego lub obciążonego emocjonalnie stwierdzenia, bądź też pozwala uniknąć jednoznacznego zajęcia stanowiska w danej kwestii.
lexicalization	pol: Łasica
Thai
lexicalization	tha: ถ้อยคำที่คลุมเครือ
lexicalization	tha: ถ้อยคำที่หลบหลีก

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