sweet-talk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet tawk]
- /swit tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet tawk]
- /swit tɔk/

Definitions of sweet-talk word

verb without object sweet-talk to use cajoling words. 1
verb with object sweet-talk to use cajoling words on in order to persuade; soft-soap: They tried to sweet-talk the boss into giving them raises. 1
noun sweet-talk cajolery; soft soap. 1
transitive verb sweet-talk persuade by flattery 1

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Origin of sweet-talk

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sweet-talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweet-talk

sweet-talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.

Synonyms for sweet-talk

verb sweet-talk

apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
arm-twisting — persuasion
backscratch — a favour done for someone in return for another
backscratching — a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.

All 45 Synonyms of sweet-talk