norari-kurari
Skillfully avoiding direct answers by being vague and slippery. The conversational equivalent of dodging punches.
💡A politician avoiding a journalist's question — 'He answered norari-kurari without committing to anything.'
質問にのらりくらりとかわしている。
He's dodging the questions norari-kurari.
The CEO answered the reporters' questions ___ without giving any real information.
社長は記者の質問に○○と答えをはぐらかした。