blarney

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"Blarney or no blarney, them's the facts," said Moxey, yawning, "an 'I'm off to bed."

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  1. noun Smooth, flattering talk.
  2. noun Deceptive nonsense.

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  1. After the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland.

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  1. Popularly referred to Castle Blarney, near Cork in Ireland, in the wall of which is a stone (the “Blarney stone”) said to endow those who kiss it with unusual facility and unscrupulousness in the use of flattery and compliment.
  2. from blarney, n.
 

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/ˈblɑrni/
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