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noun
1.
speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
2.
deliberately evasive or ambiguous language: When you try to get a straight answer, he gives you double-talk.
verb (used without object)
3.
to engage in double-talk.
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Double-talk
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verb (used with object)
4.
to accomplish or persuade by double-talk.
Also, dou·ble·talk.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
1935–40, Americanism
Related forms
dou·ble-talk·er, noun
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