Meaning of BLARNEY
| Pronunciation: | | 'blârnee
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- [n] flattery designed to gain favor
- [v] influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
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| | Synonyms: | | cajole, coax, coaxing, inveigle, palaver, soft soap, sweet talk, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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| | See Also: | | browbeat, bully, flattery, persuade, soft-soap, swagger, sway | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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