It sounds like a big deal, but did you catch the weasel word?
From the npr.org
The weasel word I was referring to is noble.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The word toture has become a weasel word.
From the swampland.time.com
It is a weasel word, yes.
From the guardian.co.uk
This category contains all pages labeled with inline weasel word-related templates, and exists primarily for bot-based monitoring of articles containing weasel words.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There's an art to belittling another person as completely as possible without actually using the word weasel.