(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.
"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."