3rd/4th Word of the Week: BLARNEY

From Google Dictionary

BLARNEY

noun

noun: blarney

1. talk that aims to charm, pleasantly flatter, or persuade.

   "he had the “street charm” of an Irish politician, but this blarney concealed his inner self"

   • amusing and harmless nonsense.

     "this story is perhaps just a bit of blarney"

verb

verb: blarney; 3rd person present: blarneys; past tense: blarneyed; past participle: blarneyed; gerund or present participle: blarneying

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"

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.