(US, politics, of a speech, etc.) That equivocates on an issue while appearing to affirm both sides, by asserting that each is correct depending on which of two stated alternatives is used as the defi
(US, politics, of a speech, etc.) That equivocates on an issue while appearing to affirm both sides, by asserting that each is correct depending on which of two stated alternatives is used as the definition of a key term.
2010, Carol Phillip-Tudor, ''The Boy, The Professor and Ella's Regret'', Dorrance Publishing Company (RoseDog Books), [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=80GENtCX4OkC&pg=PA103&dq=%22if-by-whiskey%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&v…
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(slang, Australia, derogatory) Political spin; speech used by a politician that is equivocal or mendacious.
(Scotland) evasive indecisive speech.
(Canada, US, slang, obsolete) High-proof, low-quality whiskey, generally produced illegally.
(intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
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(Scotland) wheedling speech, cajolery.