Usually means: Words that undermine statement's clarity.
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  1. weasel word: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. weasel word: Merriam-Webster
  3. weasel word: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. weasel word: Vocabulary.com
  5. weasel word: Wiktionary
  6. weasel word: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. weasel word: Dictionary.com
  8. Weasel-word, Weasel word: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. weasel word: Rhymezone
  10. weasel word: FreeDictionary.org
  11. weasel word: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. weasel word: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See weasel_wording as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (weasel word)

noun:  (derogatory, dated) A word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies.
noun:  (derogatory) A word used to hedge a statement, for example to make it vague, equivocal, or misleading.
verb:  To use weasel words.

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