langue de bois
French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlangue 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
editFurther reading
edit- langue de bois on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- wooden language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia