Word of the day
blarney
1. talk that aims to charm, pleasantly flatter, or persuade
“he had the “street charm” of an Irish politician, but this blarney concealed his inner self”
2. amusing and harmless nonsense
“this story is perhaps just a bit of blarney”
noun
/ˈblɑrni/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"Blarney and flattery will not _____ me."
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Choose the phrase that uses blarney correctly
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Find a word related to blarney
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