waffle

waffle
I. noun Etymology: Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave Date: 1744 a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron II. intransitive verb (waffled; waffling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete woff to yelp, of imitative origin Date: 1868 1. equivocate, vacillate <
waffled on the important issues
>
; also yo-yo, flip-flop 2. to talk or write foolishly ; blather <
can waffle…tiresomely off the point — Times Literary Supplement
>
waffler noun III. noun Date: circa 1888 empty or pretentious words ; tripe

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