DOUBLE TALK
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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DOUBLE TALK, also double-talk. 1. PATTER that uses a mix of
NONSENSE and real words. The US word buff Paul Dickson noted in 1982: ‘Well done, it is a skilful blend of meaningful and meaningless words that when delivered leads the listener to think he is either hard of hearing or losing his mind. Or to be more to the point: a durnamic verbal juberance with clear mokus, flaysome, and rasorial overtones’ (
Words).
2. Deliberately ambiguous and evasive language. Compare
DOUBLESPEAK,
JARGON,
JIVE,
STUNT WORD. See
AMBIGUITY.
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Jones, Bobby
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
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