blarney
    n 1: flattery designed to gain favor [syn: blarney, coaxing,
         soft soap, sweet talk]
    v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
         flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
         wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-
         talk, inveigle]

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.
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         Had blarneyed his way from Long Island.  --S. G.
                                                  Goodrich.
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blarney \blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and
   castle near Cork in Ireland.]
   Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]
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   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.
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