langue de bois

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃ɡ də bwa/

Noun

langue de bois f (plural langues de bois)

1. wooden language, waffle (speech that is vague, pretentious or evasive)

   Synonym: xyloglossie

2. cant (empty hypocritical talk)

Descendants

• → English: wooden language (calque)

See also

• novlangue

Further reading

• langue de bois on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• wooden language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia