runaround

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.

2. noun A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
3. noun A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
4. noun A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

Similar words

loophole alibi runover circumvention starting hole prevarication skirting coat-trailing fudge playaround

Often followed by

and from sue for path by to that is

Word family

runarounds