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Definition of "double talk" [double talk]

  • Meaningless speech that consists of nonsense syllables mixed with intelligible words; gibberish. (noun)
  • Deliberately ambiguous or evasive language. Also called doublespeak. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "double talk" in a sentence
  • "Stan shut the door, recrossed the room, went out into the sunlight, and gave his Mom a little stick-tight wave as he walked over toward Max and his customers, who were out of the Impala now, standing on the blacktop, nodding impatiently as Max went through the rest of his spiel, the double talk about guarantees and stuff he always rushed through once the sale was secure."
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