blarney

The man known for his charm and Irish blarney — a gift for the gab — was an ardent advocate of stronger U.S.-Canadian relations.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

The nearest novel to being essentially Bostonian might be Edwin O’Connor’s “The Last Hurrah”; its protagonist, Frank Skeffington, based on Boston’s flamboyant James Michael Curley, embodies Boston’s old political culture of blarney and bribery.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

That’s Digger Phelps, Irish basketball coach with similar blarney skills to Lasorda’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2021

My primary form of self-care was the constant generation of blarney.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 21, 2019

Well, of course, Maniac knew that most if not all of that was blarney, and, just to make sure, he watched the ball extra carefully.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

But their handiwork caught the eye of another Democrat, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who had come into the Nixon White House as a presidential assistant, and who blarneyed Nixon into endorsing the idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Yes, and I must beware of being blarneyed."

From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie

Then I thanked her, and blarneyed her as well as I was able, although that wasn't much, as I never have been much of a hand with women.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne

Then we argued among ourselves, coaxed, blarneyed, persuaded, and tried to bribe one another.

From The Ivory Trail by Talbot Mundy

They blarneyed me up and they blarneyed me down, and they said nobody could cook like Paddy.

From On the Firing Line by Hamilton Brock Fuller

Despite blarneying speeches by Evita, a rank & file strike started.

From Time Magazine Archive

Waiting for their turn, the fish-women were blarneying with customs men or idlers who stood about looking at the big fish with the curiosity of landlubbers.

From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Arthur Livingston

There was no surprise, however, in view of the nomination of Jim Irwin by the blarneying Bonner when the secretary smoothed out the first ballot, and read: “James E. Irwin, one.”

From The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick

Strong-willed woman as she was, he knew that Cedric would rule her utterly; the lad's wheedling ways and blarneying tongue had already won her heart.

From Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey

Thought I was all fine, warm heart and blarneying words.

From Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond