Definition of 'blarney'
uncountable noun
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noun
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Word origin of 'blarney'
C19: after the Blarney Stone verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈblarneyed or ˈblarneying
2.
to engage in blarney (with)
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Word origin of 'blarney'
see Blarney stoneExample sentences containing 'blarney'
NIGHT SISTERS (1995)
At least it would have been a rejection of grown-ups ' blarney.
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