hand waving
See also: handwaving and hand-waving
English
Alternative forms
- hand-waving
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Noun
hand waving (plural hand wavings)
- (idiomatic) Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.
- The sales pitch sounded good, but there was a lot of hand waving about the price.
Derived terms
- handwavium