blarney
/ˈblɑrni/
noun
- Talk that is intended to be charming, flattering, or persuasive, often not completely honest.
- The salesman's blarney convinced many people to buy the expensive product.
- Don't believe all that blarney he tells you about his big plans.
- He won her over with a lot of blarney about how talented she was.
Antonyms
verb
- To use charming, flattering, or persuasive talk, often in a way that is not completely honest.
- The politician blarneyed the crowd with promises he couldn't keep.
- She blarneyed her way into getting a free ticket to the concert.
- He's always blarneying his friends into lending him money.