blarney
noun
[ ˈblɑːni ]
• talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people).
• "it took all my Irish blarney to keep us out of court"
Similar:
blandishments,
honeyed words,
smooth talk,
soft words,
flattery,
cajolery,
coaxing,
wheedling,
compliments,
fulsomeness,
simpering,
fawning,
toadying,
ingratiation,
currying favour,
inveiglement,
charm offensive,
sweet talk,
soft soap,
smarm,
spiel,
ego massage,
buttering up,
cosying up,
cuddling up,
flannel,
guyver,
smoodging,
glozing,
lip salve,
cajolement,
blarney
verb
• influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.
• "he went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that Joe considered him a nice guy"
Origin:
late 18th century: named after Blarney, a castle near Cork in Ireland, where there is a stone said to give the gift of persuasive speech to anyone who kisses it.
