geshtalling
(guh-shtahl-ing)
1. Slyly escaping scrutiny by being a phenomenal smooth talker.
2. Giving a long-winded fake apology until a person forgets why he or she was mad at you in the first place. This is a skill that cannot be taught and must be learned through experience.
Word origin: hybrid of gestalt and stalling.
1. Slyly escaping scrutiny by being a phenomenal smooth talker.
2. Giving a long-winded fake apology until a person forgets why he or she was mad at you in the first place. This is a skill that cannot be taught and must be learned through experience.
Word origin: hybrid of gestalt and stalling.
"You can never get a straight answer from a politician. They are exceptionally good at geshtalling."
"He avoided the wrath of his wife by geshtalling about how insensitive he was for forgetting their anniversary."
"He avoided the wrath of his wife by geshtalling about how insensitive he was for forgetting their anniversary."
geshtalling by Dyslexicon March 28, 2010
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