handwaving
- Adjective. (not comparable) Waving the hands.
- Adjective. Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague.
- Noun. (context, chiefly) Frantic or conspicuous gesturing (during an argument etc.), especially as contrasted with a lack of underlying substance or meaning; empty gesturing.
- Verb. (third-person singular of, handwave) .
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