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soft soap

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talknoun

    flattery designed to gain favor

  2. soft soap, green soapverb

    a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases

  3. soft-soapverb

    persuade someone through flattery

  4. soft-soapverb

    use flattering talk on somebody

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  1. soft soap

    Soft soap is a type of soap that is in a liquid or semi-liquid state, typically potassium-based. It is often used for cleaning or as an ingredient in some cosmetic products. It is also sometimes used metaphorically to describe flattery or persuasive talk.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Soft Soap

    Flattery, because, unlike the ordinary kind, soft soap is easily rubbed in.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of soft soap in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of soft soap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of soft soap in a Sentence

  1. Clive Staples Lewis:

    If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth - only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.


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