blarney

n.

1. Smooth, flattering talk.
2. Deceptive nonsense.

[After the BLARNEY Stone in Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland.]

blarney blar'ney v.

(BLAHR-nee)

noun
1. Flattery.
2. Misleading talk.

Etymology
After the Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle in Blarney village, near Cork, Ireland which, according to legend, gives the gift of the gab to anyone who kisses it

Usage
"'[Ronan Keating] is really down to earth and cares about issues like cancer and poverty. Also, he really cares about his fans,' said Yang, who said she had met the singer and evidently fell for his blarney." — Jules Quartly; Ronan Keating Shays It Bescht; Taipei Times (Taiwan); May 11, 2007.

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noun

Excessive, ingratiating praise: adulation, blandishment, flattery, incense, oil, slaver. Informal soft soap. Idioms: honeyed words. See praise/blame.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: flattery designed to gain favor
  Synonyms: coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk

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The verb blarney has one meaning:

Meaning #1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, palaver, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smiger, smisken
v. tr. - besnakke, smigre
v. intr. - smiske

Nederlands (Dutch)
gefleem, bepraten

Français (French)
n. - boniment, bobards (fam)
v. tr. - manier la flatterie
v. intr. - enjôler, embobiner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schmeichelei, dummes Zeug
v. - schmeicheln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαλιφιές, καλοπιάσματα
v. - καλοπιάνω

Italiano (Italian)
adulazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bajulação (f)
v. - bajular

Русский (Russian)
лесть, заигрывание

Español (Spanish)
n. - coba, zalamería
v. tr. - lisonjear
v. intr. - decir lisonjas o zalamerías

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fagert tal, inställsamhet
v. - smickra, locka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谄媚, 奉承话, 奉承, 哄骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 諂媚, 奉承話
v. tr. - 奉承, 哄騙
v. intr. - 奉承, 哄騙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아첨
v. tr. - ~에게 아첨하다, ~을 아첨하여 속이다
v. intr. - 아첨하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - お世辞, たわごと
v. - お世辞を言う, 甘言で口説く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مداهنه, تملق, كلام جميل بلا معنى (فعل) داهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חנופה, חנפנות‬
v. tr. - ‮החניף‬
v. intr. - ‮החניף‬

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