soft soap

  1. soap in liquid or semifluid form
  2. Informal flattery or smooth talk

transitive verb

Informal to flatter

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See soft soap in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A fluid or semifluid soap.
  2. Informal Flattery; cajolery.

transitive verb soft-soaped, soft-soap·ing, soft-soaps
Informal
To flatter in order to gain something; cajole.

Related Forms:

  • softˈ-soapˈer noun

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