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Flatter senior citizen after newspaper in call for help
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soft-soap
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words. n. persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words. vb. To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from soft (adj.) + soap (n.). Figurative sense "flattery" is recorded from 1830.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. persuade someone through flattery use flattering talk on somebody
Usage examples of soft-soap.
I would much relish soft-soaping you, sweetling, if the exercise even remotely resembles drekking you.