weaselese

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

weasel +‎ -ese

Noun[edit]

weaselese (uncountable)

  1. (informal, derogatory) weaselly language
    • 2014, J. S. Leitch, Rhaia's Children:
      It was a tangle beyond their linguistic expertise. None of them was well versed in corporate-speak, especially not in the weaselese dialect favoured by the Maicuilla executives.