Well attestedNamed from the place
blarney
noun · first attested 18th century
Smooth talk is named for a village in County Cork.
Flattering, coaxing talk.
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 18th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Blarney
- In English
blarney
Blarney Castle's stone is said to confer eloquence on those who kiss it. The village's name became the word for the gift itself.
Ireland
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