double-talk

(British, American & Australian) also double-speak (mainly American)

a way of speaking that confuses people in order to avoid telling them the truth He said the new train service would run fewer trains, but would provide a better service - sheer double-talk.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elspeth	ELS-peth	Scottish
Carlito	kahr-LEE-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Shafiqa	-	Arabic
Lizaveta	-	Russian
Charita	-	Various
LiÙSaidh	-	Scottish