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blarney

[ blahr-nee ]
/ ˈblɑr ni /
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noun

flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.
deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke.

verb (used with or without object), blar·neyed, blar·ney·ing.

to flatter or wheedle; use blarney: He blarneys his boss with the most shameless compliments.

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Words related to blarney

honey, fawning, exaggeration, blandishment, incense, adulation, oil, baloney, wheedling, coaxing, ingratiation, overpraise, eyewash, cajolery, inveiglement

Words nearby blarney

blanqui, blanquillo, blantyre, blantyre-limbe, blare, blarney, blarney stone, blart, blasco ibáñez, blaspheme, blasphemous

Origin of blarney

1760–70; after the hamlet Blarney, in Ireland; see Blarney stone
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British Dictionary definitions for blarney

blarney
/ (ˈblɑːnɪ) /

noun

flattering talk

verb

to cajole with flattery; wheedle

Word Origin for blarney

C19: after the Blarney Stone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for blarney

blarney

Smooth, flattering talk, often nonsensical or deceptive. Based on an Irish legend that those who kiss the Blarney Stone will become skilled in flattery.

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