weasel
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Any of various small slender carnivorous mammals of the genusMustela.
2. A sneaky, cunning person.
verb intr.
1. To evade an obligation.
2. To be evasive by using ambiguous or misleading words.
💬 Usage Examples
“The CEO of the Washington Post Company, Don Graham, and Mark Zuckerberg shook hands over the deal, making a verbal contract, but when Zuckerberg weaseled out of it to take a better offer, Graham, out of kindness to a young fella just starting out, simply let him walk away.” Jill Lepore; Hard News; The New Yorker; Jan 28, 2019.