runaround

See also: run around with, run around after, and run around

English

Alternative forms

• run-around
• run around

Etymology

Deverbal from run around.

Noun

runaround (plural runarounds)

1. An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.

   I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.

2. A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
3. (printing) A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
4. A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

Derived terms

• bureaucratic runaround
• get the runaround
• give somebody the runaround

Translations

evasive explanation

• Bulgarian: увъртане (bg) n (uvǎrtane)
• Portuguese: enrolação (pt) f
• Russian: отговорки (ru) pl (otgovorki), увиливание от ответа n (uvilivanije ot otveta), волокита (ru) f (volokita)
• Spanish: dar largas