Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
[disapproval]
Synonyms: flattery, coaxing, exaggeration, fawning More Synonyms of blarney
blarney in British English
(ˈblɑːnɪ)
noun
1.
flattering talk
verb
2.
to cajole with flattery; wheedle
Word origin
C19: after the Blarney Stone
blarney in American English
(ˈblɑrni)
noun
1.
smooth talk used in flattering or coaxing
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈblarneyed or ˈblarneying
2.
to engage in blarney (with)
Word origin
see Blarney stone
Examples of 'blarney' in a sentence
blarney
At least it would have been a rejection of grown-ups ' blarney.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) (1995)
Word lists with
blarney
castle
(noun)
Definition
flattering talk
You're as full of blarney as my father.
Synonyms
flattery
He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.
coaxing
exaggeration
fawning
adulation
The book was received with adulation by the critics.
wheedling
spiel
sweet talk (informal)
flannel (British, informal)
He gave me a lot of flannel.
soft soap (informal)
sycophancy
snobbery, sycophancy and nepotism
servility
She's a curious mixture of stubbornness and servility.
obsequiousness
cajolery
They resorted to cajolery and arm-twisting to get their way.
blandishment
fulsomeness
toadyism
overpraise
false praise
honeyed words
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adulation
Definition
uncritical admiration
The book was received with adulation by the critics.
Synonyms
extravagant flattery,
worship,
fawning,
sycophancy,
fulsome praise,
blandishment,
bootlicking (informal),
servile flattery
in the sense of cajolery
They resorted to cajolery and arm-twisting to get their way.
Synonyms
persuasion,
coaxing,
inducement(s),
flattery,
blarney,
wheedling,
sweet talk (informal),
blandishments,
inveigling,
soft soap (informal),
enticement,
beguilement
in the sense of flannel
Definition
evasive talk that avoids giving any commitment or direct answer