Shift and Weasel

Shift

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Weasel and shift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weasel" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

Weasel verb - To avoid giving a definite answer or position.

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Shift and weasel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Weasel".

total	total shift	total weasel
lead	lead shift	lead weasel
obvious	obvious shift	obvious weasel
actual	actual shift	actual weasel
Other adjectives: real, animated, strange, different.

Anthropomorphic Shift: Subtle, but compare Weasel's actions and movements between Seasons 1 and 2, and eventually more of them in Season 3 where the animation turned a teeny bit sloppy.

Source: Western Animation / The Animals of Farthing Wood
Scott Adams' book The Way of the Weasel offers a possible explanation to this phenomenon: that a company will naturally shift incompetent people to management because that is where they cause the least harm.

Source: Idiot Houdini

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