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sweet talk

1 American  

noun

Informal.

  1. cajolery; soft soap.

sweet-talk 2 American  
[sweet-tawk] / ˈswitˌtɔk /

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 British  

verb

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

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noun

  1. cajolery; coaxing

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sweet talk Idioms  

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

Etymology

Origin of sweet talk1

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of sweet-talk2

First recorded in 1925–30

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