blarney

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US/ˈblɑɹni/Ireland/ˈblaːɹni/UK/ˈblɑːni/

noun

Mindless chatter.

“He is full of blarney.”

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OriginIrish Blarna →
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Meanings

blarney1

nounblarney (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMindless chatter.

    He is full of blarney.

  2. uncountableAbility to talk constantly and fluently.
  3. uncountablePersuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.
verbblarney (third-person singular simple present blarneys, present participle blarneying, simple past and past participle blarneyed)

present singular third person blarneys · participle present blarneying · participle past blarneyed · past blarneyed

  1. To beguile with flattery.

Blarney2

proper noun
  1. A town in County Cork, Ireland, location of Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone (Irish grid ref W 6175).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounflattery designed to gain favor

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coaxingsoft soapsweet talk
Broader
flattery

verbinfluence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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wheedlecajolepalavercoaxsweet-talkinveigle
Broader
persuade
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Origin

blarney · noun, verb

Named after a legendary magical stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland that gives the gift of eloquence. See also Blarney Stone.

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Blarney · proper noun

  1. IrishBlarna
  2. EnglishBlarney

From Irish Blarna.

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Translations

German Geschwätz, Schmeichelei
  • Geschwätzmindless chatter
  • Schmeicheleiflattery
  • Flunkereiflattery
Irish An Bhlarna
  • An BhlarnaTown in County Cork
Korean 블라니
  • 블라니 (beullani)Town in County Cork
Turkish piyaz
  • piyazflattery

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blarney

Karneycarnysarnie
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Anagrams

BraelynBraylenBrealynrenably
Cite this entry
APA

blarney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blarney

MLA

“blarney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blarney. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blarney,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blarney.

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