Sekirov Dictionary

soft-soap

noun 3
verb 1
forms 6

noun3

Any jellyish soap made by cooking natural oils and fats with potassium hydroxide.
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Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.
- And look here, my dear, don't let them get round you with soft soap either. — 1928
Any fluid or semifluid soap.

verb1

(informal) To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

forms

soft soaped · soft-soaped · soft soaping · soft-soaping · soft soaps · soft-soaps

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