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blarneying Definition


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blarney
noun
    1. Flattering words used to persuade, deceive or cajole.
      Thesaurus: flattery, cajolery, blandishment, adulation.
verb
    blarneyed, blarneying
    1. To persuade using flattery; to cajole or charm.
Etymology: 19c: named after Blarney Castle, near Cork in Ireland: tradition has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney stone (an inscribed stone high up in one of its walls and very difficult to reach) receives the gift of charmingly persuasive talk.



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