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Synonyms for teflon

Noun

1. Teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene, plastic
usage: a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

Adjective

1. slippery, tricky, teflon, untrustworthy (vs. trustworthy), untrusty
usage: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him"
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