BLARNEY

blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk

(noun) flattery designed to gain favor

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

(verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; “He palavered her into going along”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

blarney (uncountable)

Mindless chatter.

Ability to talk constantly and fluently.

Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.

Verb

blarney (third-person singular simple present blarneys, present participle blarneying, simple past and past participle blarneyed)

To beguile with flattery.

Anagrams

• Braelyn, Braylen

Etymology

Proper noun

Blarney

A town in Cork, Ireland, location of Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone.

Anagrams

• Braelyn, Braylen

Source: Wiktionary

Blar"ney, n. Etym: [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork.]

Definition: 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; p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition