sweet talk

¹

noun

Informal.

1. cajolery; soft soap.

sweet-talk

²

[sweet-tawk]

verb (used without object)

1. to use cajoling words.

verb (used with object)

1. to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft-soap.

   They tried to sweet-talk the boss into giving them raises.

sweet-talk

verb

1. to coax, flatter, or cajole (someone)

noun

1. cajolery; coaxing

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet talk¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of sweet talk²

First recorded in 1925–30

Idioms and Phrases

Flattery, cajolery, as in She uses sweet talk to get her way. [First half of 1900s]