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blarney¹

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

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ni

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. uncountable Mindless chatter. He is full of blarney.
  2. uncountable Ability to talk constantly and fluently.
  3. uncountable Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk.

verb blarneys · blarneying · blarneyed

  1. To beguile with flattery.

Blarney²

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

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ni

Where it comes from

From Irish Blarna.

proper noun

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

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noun mindless chatter

DeutschGeschwätz

noun flattery

DeutschSchmeichelei, Flunkerei

name Town in County Cork

한국어블라니 beullani

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"blarney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blarney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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blarney. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blarney

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"blarney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blarney.

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@misc{blarney_2026,
  title = {blarney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blarney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}