runaround

See also: run around with, run around after, and run around

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from run around.

Noun

runaround (plural runarounds)

An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.
A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
(printing) A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

Derived terms

bureaucratic runaround
get the runaround
give somebody the runaround

Translations

evasive explanation

Bulgarian: увъртане (bg) n (uvǎrtane)
Portuguese: enrolação (pt) f
Russian: отговорки (ru) pl (otgovorki), увиливание от ответа n (uvilivanije ot otveta), волокита (ru) f (volokita)
Spanish: dar largas

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