handwaving

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Waving the hands.
2. adjective Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
3. noun Alternative form of hand waving (“empty gesturing”).
4. verb present participle and gerund of handwave

Similar words

waggly switchy awiggle awag annuent awink swashing swooshy aswish wapping

Often followed by

and

Word family

hand waving hand-waving