BLARNEY


Meaning of BLARNEY in English

/ ˈblɑːni; NAmE ˈblɑːrni/ noun

[ U ] ( informal ) talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not true, and which may be used to persuade or trick you

ORIGIN: From Blarney , a castle in Ireland where there is a stone which is said to have magic powers: anyone who kisses the 'Blarney stone' is given the gift of speaking persuasively ('the gift of the gab').

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.