blarney

UK: /ˈblɑː^rni/ US: /ˈblɑrni/ ,(blär′nē)

Inflections of 'blarney' (n): npl: blarneys

Inflections of 'blarney' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

blarneys

v 3rd person singular

blarneying

v pres p

blarneyed

v past

blarneyed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

blar•ney /ˈblɑrni/   n. [uncountable]

1. flattery:
   feeding her blarney to convince her he likes her.
2. misleading lies or nonsense:
   a lot of blarney about why he was late.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

blar•ney  (blär′nē), n., v., -neyed, -ney•ing. 
n. 

1. flattering or wheedling talk;
   cajolery.
2. deceptive or misleading talk;
   nonsense;
   hooey:
   a lot of blarney about why he was broke.

v.t., v.i. 

3. to flatter or wheedle;
   use blarney:
   He blarneys his boss with the most shameless compliments.

• 1760–70; after the hamlet Blarney, in Ireland; see Blarney stone

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

blarney / ˈblɑːnɪ/ noun

1. flattering talk

Etymology: 19th Century: after the Blarney Stone