Need a word

[jwest]

I heard a word being used in conversation the other day, not knowing what it meant I Googled it. The description being something like 'pretending not to hear or understand a question asked in order to buy yourself more time to answer it'

I thought it was a fantastic word but I've completely forgotten what it was and no amount of Googling is going to retrieve it.

 

[Radec]

Check your search history?

 

[Armageus]

temporise?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/temporize

 

[On Holiday]

word

No problem!

 

[ChocolateStarfishRammer]

Procrastination?
Retardation? - No joke

 

[jwest]

temporise?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/temporize

Close but not specific enough.

 

[VaderDSL]

Any of these?

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/equivocate

 

[bJN]

Stalling for time?

 

[ChocolateStarfishRammer]

Ah! This is it here

 

[Radec]

You've cleared your search history, haven't you.

 

[kinobestew123]

I'm not sure I understand your question?

 

[Diddums x]

I'd LOVE to know the answer to this as one of my engineers is the king at swerving questions in this manner.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Coy?
Disingenuous?
Play Possum?

 

[jwest]

No, no and no. and as for my search history - while I said it was the other day it was really about 2 months ago and I don't have much hope in finding it

 

[hughtrimble]

Deafness?

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Nonplussed?

 

[jumpy]

temporize

I quite like equivocate

 

[Radec]

No, no and no. and as for my search history - while I said it was the other day it was really about 2 months ago and I don't have much hope in finding it

Maybe search your history for words like "meaning", "definition" "to gain time" or something you might have typed in.

I'm confident you can find it.

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Prevaricate?

 

[Cosimo]

Equivocate?