double talk

Definition

Doublespeak.

Etymology

From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.

Example Sentences

• ""Frammis on the Antispode": The doubletalk heading this paragraph takes the sting out of Mr. Ruark's comment, even if his gay colored foulard Sinatra bow tie didn't contradict his comment[.]"
• "[Sid] Caesar's vaudeville format included burlesques—in the nineteenth-century meaning of parody—featuring silent-film and film noir send-ups; Italian opera produced in Caesar's ad-libbed, faux-Italian double-talk;[…]"