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blarney definition

blar·ney (blär′nē)

noun

smooth talk used in flattering or coaxing

Etymology: see Blarney stone

transitive verb, intransitive verb blarneyed -·neyed, blarneying -·ney·ing

to engage in blarney (with)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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