# pollyfox

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To equivocate; to dodge the issue.

## Etymology
Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review speculated it might be an eponym.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pollyfox