'Blarney' definitions:
Definition of 'blarney'
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Definition of 'Blarney'
From: GCIDE
- Blarney \Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blarneyed (-n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying.] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. "Blarneyed the landlord." --Irving. [1913 Webster]
- Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. --S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'blarney'
From: GCIDE
- blarney \blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
- Note: The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'blarney'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulation,
- banter,
- blandish,
- blandishment,
- bunkum,
- cajole,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- compliment,
- con,
- eyewash,
- fair words,
- fawning,
- flattery,
- grease,
- honeyed phrases,
- honeyed words,
- incense,
- oil,
- palaver,
- praise,
- pretty lies,
- soap,
- soft soap,
- soft-soap,
- sweet nothings,
- sweet talk,
- sweet words,
- sweet-talk,
- sycophancy,
- wheedle,
- wheedling