Associations to the word «Blarney»

Wiktionary

BLARNEY, noun. Mindless chatter.
BLARNEY, noun. Ability to talk constantly.
BLARNEY, noun. Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
BLARNEY, verb. To beguile with flattery.
BLARNEY STONE, proper noun. A stone set in to the upper wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland, which if kissed is supposed to bestow the gift of the gab or blarney.

Dictionary definition

BLARNEY, noun. Flattery designed to gain favor.
BLARNEY, verb. Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats