Blarney

//ˈblɑɹni//

Synonyms for "blarney" (54 found)

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Closest matches (11)

wheedle adulation banter blandish blandishment buncombe bunkum butter cajole cajolement

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (16)

cajolery compliment con eyewash fair words fawning flannel flattery gab get around grease honey honeyed phrases honeyed words

Verb(1 words)

coax

Noun(1 words)

coaxing

Related words (27)

incense jolly lay it on thick line oil palaver play up to praise pretty lies soap soft soap soft-soap soften up string along stroke sweet nothings sweet talk sweet words sweet-talk sycophancy

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wheedling

Verb(4 words)

inveigle palaver sweet-talk wheedle

Noun(2 words)

soft soap sweet talk

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

flattery persuade

Synonyms

1 entries

wheedle

Related terms

1 entries

Irish bull

derived

1 entries

blarneyer

is a

1 entries

flattery

related to

5 entries

beguile chatter constantly flattery talk

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

German

3 entries

Flunkerei noun (flattery)
Geschwätz noun (mindless chatter)
Schmeichelei noun (flattery)

Irish

1 entries

An Bhlarna name (Town in County Cork)

Korean

1 entries

블라니 name (Town in County Cork)

Turkish

1 entries

piyaz noun (flattery)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Blarney!

Source: tatoeba (6581111)

People have been sticking gum to the wall since the '90s, and travel website TripAdvisor calls it the second germiest tourist attraction in the world after Ireland's Blarney Stone.

Source: tatoeba (11175136)

He is full of blarney.

Source: wiktionary

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