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blarney
[ blahr-nee ]
blarney
/ ˈblɑːnɪ /
noun
- flattering talk
verb
- to cajole with flattery; wheedle
blarney
- Smooth, flattering talk, often nonsensical or deceptive. Based on an Irish legend that those who kiss the Blarney Stone will become skilled in flattery.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blarney1
First recorded in 1760–70; after the hamlet Blarney, in Ireland; Blarney stone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blarney1
C19: after the Blarney Stone
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Example Sentences
The Irish race appear to have kissed the Blarney stone in globo.
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We'll send Travers back with a little collection, to fix it up with the farmer, and blarney him out of taking any action.
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One passes on the way to the wildwood, where everybody goes as often as may be,—a so-called "blarney stone."
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There is deposited the celebrated Blarney stone, a touch of which imparts to the tongue of the pilgrim the gift of persuasion.
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But if he'll be so quick with his tongue in Tralee Market, he'll chance on one here and there that he'll not blarney so easily!
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