Meanings
verbhoney up (third-person singular simple present honeys up, present participle honeying up, simple past and past participle honeyed up)
present singular third person honeys up · participle present honeying up · participle past honeyed up · past honeyed up
- figurativelyinformalTo make (something) sweet, pleasant or agreeable.
She honeyed up her voice.
- datedfigurativelyinformalTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
He honeys up his boss.
Synonyms: butter up, fawn over, honey around, blandander, blandish, butter up, cajole, sweeten
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
Also see
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honey up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20up.
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