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Blarney

Blarney Meaning & Definition
Blarney Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blarney?

[n] flattery designed to gain favor
[v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Blarney: cajole | coax | coaxing | inveigle | palaver | soft soap | sweet talk | sweet-talk | wheedle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Blarney: adulation | banter | blandish | blandishment | bunkum | cajole | cajolement | cajolery | compliment | con | eyewash | fair words | fawning | flattery | grease | honeyed phrases | honeyed words | incense | oil | palaver | praise | pretty lies | soap | soft soap | soft-soap | sweet nothings | sweet talk | sweet words | sweet-talk | sycophancy | wheedle | wheedling

See Also | browbeat | bully | flattery | persuade | soft-soap | swagger | sway

Blarney In Webster's Dictionary

\Blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
\Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blarneyed} (-n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blarneying}.] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. ``Blarneyed the landlord.'' --Irving. Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. --S. G. Goodrich.

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