I thought the word was "coy" but I looked that up and that's not the word I was looking for.
2006-10-02 09:10:55 · 21 answers · asked by Nina 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The last 6 answers aren't what I'm looking for. Anyone else?
A word that describes a person who purposely acts like they don't have a clue durring a conversation just to avoid addressing a certain issue(s).
2006-10-02 09:19:20 · update #1
Whoops I meant the first six answers:-)
2006-10-02 09:21:43 · update #2
Perhaps the phrase "feigning ignorance" might do.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=8&q=feign
2006-10-02 09:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by Gin Martini 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tonight I'm Loving You- Enrique Iglesias Give Me Everything Tonight- Pitbull FT. NeYo Hollywood Tonight- Michael Jackson
2016-03-17 03:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another Word For Purpose
2016-10-03 11:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jessica Simpson?
j/k
oblivious
2006-10-02 10:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by britrob20 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
George W Bush
2006-10-02 09:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by Dennis K 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
being cheeky
sly
tricky
trickster
acting might be in the category.
i went to dictionary.com and typed in acting into the thesaurus. there are lots of words that could work for you there:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=acting
I like what the guy said about feigning. Feign could be a word you could use (I assume in an essay).
2006-10-02 09:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by DexterLoxley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the Australians would say' Don't come the raw prawn, mate' and over in the UK we would say, 'don't come the old acid'
both of which have origins that fade into insignificance.
have a look at these links.
2006-10-02 09:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dissimulation.
2014-11-24 18:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being obtuse is to be deliberately ingnorant of something, i.e playing dumb
2006-10-02 09:35:11 · answer #9 · answered by The Mystic One 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
play possum
pursing your lips
keeping shtumm
holding ones cards close to ones chest
poker faced
2006-10-02 09:14:43 · answer #10 · answered by proscunio 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋