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 Definitions of blarney  [ˈblɑr ni]  

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Definition of 'blarney' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) blarney
flattery; cajolery.

2.  blarney
misleading nonsense.

3. (v.i.) blarney
to flatter or deceive with blarney.

Etymology:  (1790–1800; alluding to the Blarney stone, in a castle near Cork, Ireland; it is said to impart skill in flattery to whoever kisses it)

Definition of 'blarney' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk
flattery designed to gain favor

2. (verb) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
"He palavered her into going along"


Definition of 'blarney' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) blarney
smooth, wheedling talk; flattery

2. (verb) blarney
to influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney



'blarney' - Nearby Entries  

blarina  blarina brevicauda  blaring  blarney  blarney stone  blase  blaspheme  



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