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• sweet talk
  sweet talk

  noun

  cajolery; soft soap.
• sweet-talk
  sweet-talk

  verb (used without object)

  to use cajoling words.

sweet talk

¹ American  

noun

Informal.

1. cajolery; soft soap.

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sweet-talk ² American  

[sweet-tawk] / ˈswitˌtɔk /

verb (used without object)

1. to use cajoling words.

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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 British  

verb

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

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noun

1. cajolery; coaxing

sweet talk Idioms  

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

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Etymology

Origin of sweet talk¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of sweet-talk²

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

We jump from screaming to sweet talk, and from current subplot to the far past to a few days ago.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

Realtor Liz Jones said some agents continue to encourage the practice, putting buyers in a tough position if they’d rather leave out the sweet talk.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

Well, I know how to sweet talk a Taurus.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020

She has kept up the sweet talk ever since.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2019

Still, it wasn’t all sweet talk with her.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett