Soft soap Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun flattery designed to gain favor
coaxing; blarney; sweet talk.
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noun a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases
green soap.
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- a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively, flattery; wheedling; blarney. Colloq.
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