langue de bois
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Pronunciation
Noun
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
- → English: wooden language (calque)
See also
Further reading
langue de bois on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr- wooden language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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