double-talk

or dou·ble·talk

[ duhb-uh l-tawk ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌtɔk /
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noun

speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
deliberately evasive or ambiguous language: When you try to get a straight answer, he gives you double-talk.

verb (used without object)

to engage in double-talk.

verb (used with object)

to accomplish or persuade by double-talk.

Origin of double-talk

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM double-talk

dou·ble-talk·er, noun

Words nearby double-talk

double-sided, double-space, double-stop, double-system sound recording, double-tailed, double-talk, double-team, double-time, double-tongue, double-tongued, double-trailer truck

Words related to double-talk

balderdash, baloney, bull, drivel, equivocation, flimflam, gibberish, jazz, rigmarole

Example sentences from the Web for double-talk

  • Also, it has some of the elements of modern international diplomacy in its double-talk and duplicity.

    David Lannarck, Midget |George S. Harney

  • Now they would stall him off about the machines after handing him a fast line of double-talk.

    Assassin |Jesse Franklin Bone