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rodeio
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ʁuˈdɐju/ro·dei·o
Definition
1Act of surrounding or going around; circumlocution; indirectness.
Usage examples
“Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want.”
“His answer was a rodeio to avoid the real issue.”
Idiomatic expressions
- beat around the bush
- get straight to the point