Need a word

Tunney · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:38

Cromulent?

CrispyOtter · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:38

Stonewall?

Kosmiche · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:39

selective deafness??

lip service??

TheMightyTen · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:41

excroletterboxisation

helpimcrap · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:45

baulk?

jwest · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:49

Still no.

these are still not specific enough, its basically getting the person to repeat the question to give your self more time to think up an answer

helpimcrap · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:51

jwest said:
Still no.

these are still not specific enough, its basically getting the person to repeat the question to give your self more time to think up an answer

re-iterate?

oulton · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:55

jwest said:
Close but not specific enough.

I believe the word is prevaricate

SciNeT · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:57

**** a deaf 'un

hughtrimble · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:59

oulton said:
I believe the word is prevaricate

What he's describing is a form of prevaricating, but if it is what he means, then his descriptions really aren't capturing the full meaning of the term.

antijoke · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:02

jwest said:
Still no.

these are still not specific enough, its basically getting the person to repeat the question to give your self more time to think up an answer

In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary... come again?

Cosimo · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:02

Pussyfoot

jwest · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:03

hughtrimble said:
What he's describing is a form of prevaricating, but if it is what he means, then his descriptions really aren't capturing the full meaning of the term.

Correct.
prevaricating is close but, when i googled the word in quesion the description was very similar to what i have put previously

platypus · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:04

Equivocate?

Similar to prevaricate, but less deceit inferred.

SciNeT · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:09

Pericombobulation

hughtrimble · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:11

'Feigning ignorance' or 'being deliberately obtuse' work, but again, they don't sound specific enough for this particular situation as they aren't specific to the idea of 'a question being asked to be repeated again despite having fully understood the question'.

adolf hamster · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:12

Sorry what was the question again?

Cosimo · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:16

Circumlocution?

There's a lot of that going on here.

helpimcrap · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:17

hughtrimble said:
'Feigning ignorance' or 'being deliberately obtuse' work, but again, they don't sound specific enough for this particular situation as they aren't specific to the idea of 'a question being asked to be repeated again despite having fully understood the question'.

He asked for a 'word' not a saying or multiple words. However they might both work in your answer.

lol

kidding...

banja · 23 Oct 2015 at 14:18

Discombobulate?