runaround

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9

Definition of runaround

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (idiomatic)An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
    “I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.”
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noun

  1. (idiomatic)An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
    “I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.”
  2. A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
  3. A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
  4. A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

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Etymology

Deverbal from run around.

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