Circumlocation

^{And by proxy: roundabout speech, circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, or ambage}

Roundabout speech refers to using many words (such as "a tool used for cutting things such as paper and hair") to describe something for which a concise (and commonly known) expression exists

^{source: wikipedia}

Circumlocution

^{And by proxy: roundabout speech, circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, or ambage}

Roundabout speech refers to using many words (such as "a tool used for cutting things such as paper and hair") to describe something for which a concise (and commonly known) expression exists

^{source: wikipedia}