soft-soaper

soft-soap·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft soh-per]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈsoʊ pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft soh-per]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈsoʊ pər/

Definition of soft-soaper word

noun soft-soaper a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women. 1

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Origin of soft-soaper

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; soft-soap + -er1

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Parts of speech for Soft-soaper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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soft-soaper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.