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–noun
1. Informal. persuasive talk; flattery: to use soft soap to get one's way.
2. the semifluid soap produced when potassium hydroxide is used in the saponification of a fat or an oil.
Origin:
1625–35
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soft-soap

  [sawft-sohp, soft-]
–verb (used with object)
1. Informal. to cajole; flatter.
2. to apply soft soap to.
–verb (used without object)
3. to use soft soap in washing.
Origin:
1820–30
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soft soap  
n.  

  1. A fluid or semifluid soap.

  2. Informal Flattery; cajolery.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

soft soap

Flattery: “Mary asked the boss to stop giving her a lot of soft soap about her performance and to start leveling with her like any other employee.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
soft soap

  1. n.
    flattering talk; sweet talk. : I don't mind a little soft soap. It won't affect what I do, though.
  2. tv.
    to attempt to convince someone (of something) by gentle persuasion. : Don't try to soft soap her. She's an old battle-ax.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: soft soap
Function: noun
: soap of a semifluid consistency made principally with potash and having various medical uses (as in the treatment of skindiseases); specifically : GREEN SOAP
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

soft soap

Flattery, cajolery, as in She's only six but she's learned how to get her way with soft soap. This colloquial expression alludes to liquid soap, likening its slippery quality to insincere flattery. Its figurative use was first recorded in 1830.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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