blarney

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: coaxing soft soap sweet talk wheedle cajole palaver coax sweet-talk inveigle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

flattery designed to gain favorSynonyms: coaxing soft soap sweet talk

Verb (1)

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering“He palavered her into going along”Synonyms: wheedle cajole palaver coax sweet-talk inveigle

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Blarney \Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blarneyed (-n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying.] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. "Blarneyed the landlord." --Irving. [1913 Webster]

Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. --S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster]

blarney \blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.

Note: The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists. [1913 Webster +PJC]