Blarney

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           Had blarneyed his way from Long Island.  --S. G.
                                                    Goodrich.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  blarney \blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and
     castle near Cork in Ireland.]
     Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in
        1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the
        use of blarney.
  
     Note: The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss
           the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the
           castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and
           lowered into the proper position from an opening in an
           overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed
           by some tourists.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blarney
       n : flattery designed to gain favor [syn: {coaxing}, {soft soap},
            {sweet talk}]
       v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
           flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},
            {cajole}, {palaver}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "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