Definitions:
evasive or misleading language; equivocation, verbal trickery or deception. also as a count noun: an example of this.

digressive or long-winded speech or writing; circumlocution; verbiage. frequently: an example of this, a digression.

a winding, circuitous course, way, or path; (in plural) labyrinthine ways; twists and turns. also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts.

an indirect, roundabout, or involved process, practice, or proceeding; especially one which causes a delay or complication.

a secret, mysterious, or incomprehensible act or practice. formerly also: †a stratagem, a trick (obsolete).