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similar to evasive mumbling, refers to the action of mumbling incoherently while simultaneously shaking your head to avoid eye contact, used in a situation where a person wishes not to respond to a question or inquiry, usually from an authority figure such as a parent, teacher or boss My parents asked me if I had been drinking so I had to give them the mumble and shake
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