逃にげ口こう上じょう

noun

excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer

A noun for a statement or excuse used to avoid responsibility, blame, or an uncomfortable situation. Often implies a flimsy or transparent excuse.

• 彼かれはいつも逃にげ口こう上じょうばかり言いって、約やく束そくを守まもらない。

  He always makes excuses and never keeps his promises.

• その説せつ明めいは単たんなる逃にげ口こう上じょうに過すぎない。

  That explanation is nothing more than an evasion.