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dou⋅ble⋅speak

  [duhb-uhl-speek]
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–noun
evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
Origin:
1950–55; double + speak, by analogy with doublethink

Related forms:
dou⋅ble⋅speak⋅er, noun
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dou·ble·speak   (dŭb'əl-spēk')   
n.  See double talk.
double talk  
n.  
  1. Meaningless speech that consists of nonsense syllables mixed with intelligible words; gibberish.
  2. Deliberately ambiguous or evasive language. Also called doublespeak.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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doublespeak

see double talk, def. 2.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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