langue de bois
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
langue de bois f (plural langues de bois)
- wooden language, waffle (speech that is vague, pretentious or evasive)
- Synonym: xyloglossie
- cant (empty hypocritical talk)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: wooden language (calque)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- langue de bois on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- wooden language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia