cajolery
lə noun, plural ca·jol·er·ies.
persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
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| —vb | |
| to persuade (someone) by flattery or pleasing talk to do what one wants; wheedle; coax | |
| [C17: from French cajoler to coax, of uncertain origin] | |
| ca'jolement | |
| —n | |
| ca'joler | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolery | |
| —n | |
| ca'jolingly | |
| —adv | |
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Cajolery
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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cajolery
1640s, from Fr. cajolerie "persuasion by flattery" (16c.), from cajoler (see cajole).
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