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Noun: blarney  blaa(r)-nee
  1. Flattery designed to gain favour
    - coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk
Verb: blarney  blaa(r)-nee
  1. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    "He blarneyed her into going along";
    - wheedle, cajole, palaver, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

Derived forms: blarneying, blarneys, blarneyed

Type of: flattery, persuade

Encyclopedia: Blarney, County Cork

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