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   blarney

   /ˈblɑːni/

   noun

   • 1. talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people): "it took all my Irish blarney to keep us out of court"
   • ▪ amusing and harmless nonsense: "this story is perhaps just a bit of blarney"

   verb

   • 1. influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery: "he went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that Joe considered him a nice guy"

   Word Origin late 18th century: named after Blarney, a castle near Cork in Ireland, where there is a stone said to give the gift of persuasive speech to anyone who kisses it.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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