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noun
1.
flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.
2.
deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to flatter or wheedle; use blarney: He blarneys his boss with the most shameless compliments.
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Word Origin & History
blarney
1796, from Blarney Stone (which is said to make a persuasive flatterer of any who kiss it), in a castle near Cork, Ireland; reached wide currency through Lady Blarny, the smooth-talking flatterer in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield" (1766).
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blarney definition
Smooth, flattering talk, often nonsensical or deceptive. Based on an Irish legend that those who kiss the Blarney Stone will become skilled in flattery.
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