blarney

  • 11Blarney — Der Name Blarney bezeichnet: Blarney (County Cork), ein Dorf in Irland darin gelegen das Blarney Castle (2320) Blarney, einen Asteroiden Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit dems …

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  • 12blarney — noun Etymology: Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those who kiss it Date: 1784 1. skillful flattery ; blandishment 2. nonsense, humbug • blarney verb …

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  • 13blarney — UK [ˈblɑː(r)nɪ] / US [ˈblɑrnɪ] noun [uncountable] Irish a friendly way of talking to people and saying nice things about them that makes it easy to persuade people to do what you want • Etymology: From the Blarney Stone , a large stone in Blarney …

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  • 14blarney — /ˈblani / (say blahnee) noun 1. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. –verb (t) (blarneyed, blarneying) 2. to ply or beguile with blarney; use blarney; wheedle. {from the Blarney Stone} …

  • 15Blarney — Original name in latin Blarney Name in other language An Bhlarna, Blarney State code IE Continent/City Europe/Dublin longitude 51.93333 latitude 8.56667 altitude 37 Population 2215 Date 2012 01 18 …

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  • 16blarney — blar|ney [ˈbla:ni US a:r ] n [U] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Blarney Stone, large piece of stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland which is said to give skill in flattery to people who kiss it] pleasant but untrue things that you say to someone… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17blarney — blar•ney [[t]ˈblɑr ni[/t]] n. 1) flattery; cajolery 2) misleading nonsense 3) to flatter or deceive with blarney • Etymology: 1790–1800; alluding to the Blarney stone, in a castle near Cork, Ireland; it is said to impart skill in flattery to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18blarney — n. & v. n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. v. ( eys, eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. 2 intr. talk flatteringly. Etymology: Blarney, an Irish castle near Cork with a stone said to confer a cajoling tongue on whoever kisses it …

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  • 19blarney — 1. noun a) Ability to talk constantly. He is full of blarney. b) Mindless chatter. 2. verb To beguile with …

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  • 20blarney — [[t]blɑ͟ː(r)ni[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something …

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