soft soap
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soft soap
n.
1. A fluid or semifluid soap.
2. Informal Flattery; cajolery.
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soft soap
n
1. (Medicine) med another name for green soap
2. informal flattering, persuasive, or cajoling talk
vb
informal to use such talk on (a person)
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soft′ soap′
n.
1. persuasive talk; flattery.
2. the semifluid soap produced when potassium hydroxide is used in the saponification of a fat or an oil.
[1625–35]
soft′-soap′, v.t., v.i.
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| Noun | 1. |  soft soap - flattery designed to gain favor flattery - excessive or insincere praise |
| 2. |  soft soap - a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseasessoap - a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats |
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soft soap
nounverbsoft-soap
1. Informal. To persuade or try to persuade by gentle persistent urging or flattery:
Informal: sweet-talk.
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