soft-soapv.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈsəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t)ˌsoʊp/,

/ˈsɑf(t)ˌsoʊp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: soft soap n.

Etymology: < soft soap n.

1. transitive. To treat, cover, or wash with soft soap.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with other materials

rosin1357

tallowa1400

oildreg?1440

overlute1527

mastica1538

flock1567

gum1612

betallow1638

begum1730

roset1773

soft-soap1833

French-chalk1870

brasque1880

vaseline1891

1833 Gimcrackiana 176 Only make your full weight in all your out-goings, If you soft-soap the raw slips, and sugar-lead sewings.

1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 874/1 He soft-soapeda log serving as a bridge on which they were accustomed to cross a small stream to her cabin.

1900 Daily News 7 Aug. 3/4 Long poles..plentifully soft-soaped.

1924 A. Toft Modelling & Sculpt. 126 Soft-soap thoroughly these edges, and afterwards brush on a little sweet oil.

2011 T. Sullivan in I. Whates Solaris Rising 84 Her aunt..soft-soaped the smell out of Mom until not a whiff of dead god could be detected on her skin.

2. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To flatter, esp. so as to influence or deceive; to treat with undue care or deference. Cf. soft soap n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)]

flatter?c1225

flackera1250

slickc1250

blandishc1305

blandc1315

glozec1330

beflatter1340

curryc1394

elkena1400

glaverc1400

anointa1425

glotherc1480

losenge1480

painta1513

to hold in halsc1560

soothe1580

smooth1584

smooth1591

soothe1601

pepper1654

palp1657

smoothify1694

butter1700

asperse1702

palaver1713

blarney1834

sawder1834

soft-soap1835

to cock up1838

soft-solder1838

soother1842

behoney1845

soap1853

beslaver1861

beslobber1868

smarm1902

sugar1923

sweetmouth1948

smooth-talk1950

1835 Atkinson's Casket June 329/1 To Beat em flattering and soft soaping me all over, you would have sworn I had nothing to do but to pick ind choose.

1849 F. M. Whitcher in Godey's Lady's Bk. Jan. 28/2 Ye don't ketch me a slanderin' folks behind ther backs and then soft-soapin' 'em to their faces.

1883 A. K. Green Hand & Ring xxv. 308 Being—well, not a clumsy fellow at softsoaping a girl—I at last succeeded in prevailing upon her to take me up.

1933 M. Anderson Both your Houses i. 19 I spend my days soft-soaping the middle-westerners and my nights drinking with the Southern colonels.

1998 Grocer 30 May 125/1 We won't soft-soap you—these are some of the most pressured, high turnover, fast-paced areas of our business.

2008 Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. 4 She was not given to soft-soaping her authors..She always gave it to you straight.

Derivatives

soft-ˈsoaper n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a person who behaves in a flattering, ingratiating, or unduly deferential manner, esp. so as to influence or deceive; cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer

fickler?c1225

losenger1303

glothererc1325

flatterera1340

blander1340

flatter1340

glozera1420

fleecherc1425

fager1435

soother1553

smooth-boots1599

sleekstonea1610

blandisher1611

cogger1611

over-prizer1611

smoother1611

colloguer1631

dauber1642

pargetera1656

flattercap1681

whillywhaa1682

sweetener1728

proneur1809

carney1818

soft-soaper1839

soft-solderer1851

smooth-sayer1872

incenser1873

soft-mouth1881

blarneyer1882

flannel-mouth1882

oiler1883

jollier1896

smoodger1898

plámáser1919

sweet-talker1946

smarmy1957

1839 W. Wilkey Western Emigration 3 Having thus described a few of the advantages and good qualities of the West, this honest (soft) soaper very modestly observed [etc.].

1852 ‘M. Twain’ in Hannibal Jrnl. Sept. 16 He was narrowly watching this soft-soaper of Democratic rascality.

1904 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 619/2 There are some soft-soapers who never advance and never aspire.

2006 Spectator (Nexis) 9 Dec. 44 A limp soft-soaper, he wouldn't say Boo to a goose.

soft-ˈsoaping n. colloquial (originally U.S.) persuasive flattery; unduly deferential behaviour; cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun]

fickling?c1225

flattering?c1225

oluhningc1225

glozec1290

glozing1297

losengery1303

blandishingc1305

blandingc1315

flatteryc1320

glotheringc1325

soothinga1400

honey word?1406

faginga1425

flatrisec1440

smekingc1440

blandishc1475

blandiment?1510

glavering1545

coggingc1555

good1563

milksop1577

court holy water1583

glavery1583

blandishment1591

lipsalve1591

court holy bread1592

flatter1593

colloguing1596

sooth1597

daub?1602

blandation1605

lullaby1611

court-water1616

butter1618

blandiloquy1623

oil1645

court-element1649

courtshipment1649

courtship1655

blandiloquence1656

court-creama1657

daubing1656

fleecha1700

Spanish money1699

cajole1719

whiting1721

palaver1733

butter boat1747

flummery1749

treacle1771

Spanish coin1785

blancmange1790

blarney1796

soft corn1814

whillywha1816

carney1818

buttering up1819

soft soap1821

flam1825

slaver1825

soft solder1836

soothing syrup1839

soft-soaping1840

plámás1853

sawder1854

soap1854

salve1859

taffy1878

plámásing1897

flannel1927

smarm1937

flannelling1945

sweet talk1945

schmear1950

smarming1950

1840 Indiana Democrat 24 July 2/2 Does not require his soft-soaping.

1956 G. M. A. Mork in R. H. Beck Three R's Plus 38 Isn't motivation just another name for sugar coating or soft-soaping?

2000 S. Vickers Miss Garnet's Angel 279 ‘No, it's all right,’ she said. ‘I'll brave the dragon-mother.’ Aldo himself answered the phone so any soft-soaping was uncalled for.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft-soap
释义	soft-soapv. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈsəʊp/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t)ˌsoʊp/, /ˈsɑf(t)ˌsoʊp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: soft soap n. Etymology: < soft soap n. 1. transitive. To treat, cover, or wash with soft soap. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with coating or covering materials > work with coating or covering materials [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with other materials rosin1357 tallowa1400 oildreg?1440 overlute1527 mastica1538 flock1567 gum1612 betallow1638 begum1730 roset1773 soft-soap1833 French-chalk1870 brasque1880 vaseline1891 1833 Gimcrackiana 176 Only make your full weight in all your out-goings, If you soft-soap the raw slips, and sugar-lead sewings. 1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 874/1 He soft-soapeda log serving as a bridge on which they were accustomed to cross a small stream to her cabin. 1900 Daily News 7 Aug. 3/4 Long poles..plentifully soft-soaped. 1924 A. Toft Modelling & Sculpt. 126 Soft-soap thoroughly these edges, and afterwards brush on a little sweet oil. 2011 T. Sullivan in I. Whates Solaris Rising 84 Her aunt..soft-soaped the smell out of Mom until not a whiff of dead god could be detected on her skin. 2. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To flatter, esp. so as to influence or deceive; to treat with undue care or deference. Cf. soft soap n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (transitive)] flatter?c1225 flackera1250 slickc1250 blandishc1305 blandc1315 glozec1330 beflatter1340 curryc1394 elkena1400 glaverc1400 anointa1425 glotherc1480 losenge1480 painta1513 to hold in halsc1560 soothe1580 smooth1584 smooth1591 soothe1601 pepper1654 palp1657 smoothify1694 butter1700 asperse1702 palaver1713 blarney1834 sawder1834 soft-soap1835 to cock up1838 soft-solder1838 soother1842 behoney1845 soap1853 beslaver1861 beslobber1868 smarm1902 sugar1923 sweetmouth1948 smooth-talk1950 1835 Atkinson's Casket June 329/1 To Beat em flattering and soft soaping me all over, you would have sworn I had nothing to do but to pick ind choose. 1849 F. M. Whitcher in Godey's Lady's Bk. Jan. 28/2 Ye don't ketch me a slanderin' folks behind ther backs and then soft-soapin' 'em to their faces. 1883 A. K. Green Hand & Ring xxv. 308 Being—well, not a clumsy fellow at softsoaping a girl—I at last succeeded in prevailing upon her to take me up. 1933 M. Anderson Both your Houses i. 19 I spend my days soft-soaping the middle-westerners and my nights drinking with the Southern colonels. 1998 Grocer 30 May 125/1 We won't soft-soap you—these are some of the most pressured, high turnover, fast-paced areas of our business. 2008 Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. 4 She was not given to soft-soaping her authors..She always gave it to you straight. Derivatives soft-ˈsoaper n. colloquial (originally U.S.) a person who behaves in a flattering, ingratiating, or unduly deferential manner, esp. so as to influence or deceive; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer fickler?c1225 losenger1303 glothererc1325 flatterera1340 blander1340 flatter1340 glozera1420 fleecherc1425 fager1435 soother1553 smooth-boots1599 sleekstonea1610 blandisher1611 cogger1611 over-prizer1611 smoother1611 colloguer1631 dauber1642 pargetera1656 flattercap1681 whillywhaa1682 sweetener1728 proneur1809 carney1818 soft-soaper1839 soft-solderer1851 smooth-sayer1872 incenser1873 soft-mouth1881 blarneyer1882 flannel-mouth1882 oiler1883 jollier1896 smoodger1898 plámáser1919 sweet-talker1946 smarmy1957 1839 W. Wilkey Western Emigration 3 Having thus described a few of the advantages and good qualities of the West, this honest (soft) soaper very modestly observed [etc.]. 1852 ‘M. Twain’ in Hannibal Jrnl. Sept. 16 He was narrowly watching this soft-soaper of Democratic rascality. 1904 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 619/2 There are some soft-soapers who never advance and never aspire. 2006 Spectator (Nexis) 9 Dec. 44 A limp soft-soaper, he wouldn't say Boo to a goose. soft-ˈsoaping n. colloquial (originally U.S.) persuasive flattery; unduly deferential behaviour; cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] fickling?c1225 flattering?c1225 oluhningc1225 glozec1290 glozing1297 losengery1303 blandishingc1305 blandingc1315 flatteryc1320 glotheringc1325 soothinga1400 honey word?1406 faginga1425 flatrisec1440 smekingc1440 blandishc1475 blandiment?1510 glavering1545 coggingc1555 good1563 milksop1577 court holy water1583 glavery1583 blandishment1591 lipsalve1591 court holy bread1592 flatter1593 colloguing1596 sooth1597 daub?1602 blandation1605 lullaby1611 court-water1616 butter1618 blandiloquy1623 oil1645 court-element1649 courtshipment1649 courtship1655 blandiloquence1656 court-creama1657 daubing1656 fleecha1700 Spanish money1699 cajole1719 whiting1721 palaver1733 butter boat1747 flummery1749 treacle1771 Spanish coin1785 blancmange1790 blarney1796 soft corn1814 whillywha1816 carney1818 buttering up1819 soft soap1821 flam1825 slaver1825 soft solder1836 soothing syrup1839 soft-soaping1840 plámás1853 sawder1854 soap1854 salve1859 taffy1878 plámásing1897 flannel1927 smarm1937 flannelling1945 sweet talk1945 schmear1950 smarming1950 1840 Indiana Democrat 24 July 2/2 Does not require his soft-soaping. 1956 G. M. A. Mork in R. H. Beck Three R's Plus 38 Isn't motivation just another name for sugar coating or soft-soaping? 2000 S. Vickers Miss Garnet's Angel 279 ‘No, it's all right,’ she said. ‘I'll brave the dragon-mother.’ Aldo himself answered the phone so any soft-soaping was uncalled for. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1833
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