The use or an instance of equivocal language

• waffle

  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.

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  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.

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• weasel word

  1. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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  1. An equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment.

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• tergiversation

  1. The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
  2. The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

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  1. The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
  2. The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

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• shuffle

  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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• hedge

  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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• euphemism

  1. A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
  2. The use of such terms:

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  1. A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:
  2. The use of such terms:

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• equivoque

  1. An equivocal word or expression.
  2. A pun.
  3. A double meaning.

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  1. An equivocal word or expression.
  2. A pun.
  3. A double meaning.

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• equivocation

  1. The use of equivocal language.
  2. An equivocal statement or expression.

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  1. The use of equivocal language.
  2. An equivocal statement or expression.

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• ambiguity

  1. Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation:
  2. Something of doubtful meaning:

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  1. Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation:
  2. Something of doubtful meaning:

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An untrue declaration

• whopper

  1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
  2. A gross untruth.

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  1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
  2. A gross untruth.

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• tall tale

  1. a kind of story or folk tale characterized by intentionally ludicrous exaggeration and incredible incidents

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  1. a kind of story or folk tale characterized by intentionally ludicrous exaggeration and incredible incidents

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• fish story

  1. An implausible, boastful story.

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  1. An implausible, boastful story.

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• untruth

  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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• tale

  1. A recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation:
  2. A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
  3. A deliberate lie; a falsehood.

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  1. A recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation:
  2. A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
  3. A deliberate lie; a falsehood.

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• story

  1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events:
  2. An anecdote:
  3. A lie:

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  1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events:
  2. An anecdote:
  3. A lie:

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• misstatement

  1. A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.

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  1. A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.

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• misrepresentation

  1. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud.

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  1. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud.

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• lie

  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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• inveracity

  1. Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
  2. An untruth; a falsehood.

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  1. Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
  2. An untruth; a falsehood.

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• fiction

  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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• fib

  1. An insignificant or childish lie.
  2. To tell a fib.

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  1. An insignificant or childish lie.
  2. To tell a fib.

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• falsity

  1. The quality or condition of being false.
  2. Something false; a lie.

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  1. The quality or condition of being false.
  2. Something false; a lie.

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• falsehood

  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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• cock-and-bull story

  1. An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.

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  1. An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.

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• canard

  1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.
  2. A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer.
  3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing.

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  1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.
  2. A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer.
  3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing.

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