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View synonyms for sweet talk

sweet talk

1

noun

, Informal.
  1. cajolery; soft soap.


sweet-talk

2

[ sweet-tawk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to use cajoling words.

verb (used with object)

  1. to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft-soap:

    They tried to sweet-talk the boss into giving them raises.

sweet-talk

verb

  1. to coax, flatter, or cajole (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. cajolery; coaxing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet talk1

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of sweet talk2

First recorded in 1925–30
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Idioms and Phrases

Flattery, cajolery, as in She uses sweet talk to get her way . [First half of 1900s]
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Example Sentences

It’s a central theme in my book to help clarify that no amount of sweet talk can replace the inevitable loss, the inherent loss, that is adoption.

We jump from screaming to sweet talk, and from current subplot to the far past to a few days ago.

From Salon

Realtor Liz Jones said some agents continue to encourage the practice, putting buyers in a tough position if they’d rather leave out the sweet talk.

He sweet talks our darker impulses in a way that makes his murders justifiable, understandable even, although we – and he – know his compulsions are immoral.

From Salon

“We need the White House, and we need the ones on the front line not to be affected by sweet talk, particularly from the Europeans,” Mr. Goncalves said.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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