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sweet talk

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noun Informal.

cajolery; soft soap.

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Origin of sweet talk

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby sweet talk

sweet shrub, sweetsop, sweet sorghum, sweet spirit of nitre, sweet spot, sweet talk, sweet-tempered, sweet tooth, sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum

Definition for sweet talk (2 of 2)

sweet-talk
[ sweet-tawk ]
/ ˈswitˌtɔk /
Informal.

verb (used without object)

to use cajoling words.

verb (used with object)

to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft-soap: They tried to sweet-talk the boss into giving them raises.

Origin of sweet-talk

First recorded in 1925–30
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Words related to sweet talk

blarney, flattery, incense, snow job, soft soap, blandishment, cajolery, nobbling, smooth talk, sweet nothings

British Dictionary definitions for sweet talk

sweet-talk
/ informal /

verb

to coax, flatter, or cajole (someone)

noun sweet talk

cajolery; coaxing
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Idioms and Phrases with sweet talk

sweet talk

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

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