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flattery
noun(flat-tery)
the act or practice of flattering
flattery
noun(flat-tery)
something that flatters
flattery
noun(flat-tery)
insincere or excessive praise
flattery
geographical name(flat-tery)
cape in northwestern Washington at entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca
flattery
idiom(flat-tery)
—used to say that praise or flattery will not persuade someone to do what is wanted—often used as a joking response to a flattering comment
flattery
noun(flat-tery)
the glossing over of one's own weaknesses or mistakes and the exaggeration of one's own good qualities and achievements

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