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fast-talk
[ fast-tawk, fahst- ]
verb (used with object)
- to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections:
The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
fast talk
noun
- fervent, deceptive patter
verb
- to influence (a person) by means of such patter
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fast-talk1
Example Sentences
After buying a cheap, cream-colored suit from the cousin of a street vendor, young Carl managed to fast-talk his way into getting hired as a copyboy at The Evening Star, then the chief rival of The Washington Post.
“He hates blandishing fast-talk that sounds like doublespeak,†said Chris Jennings, a former health policy aide who engaged frequently with Biden when he was vice president.
So boo-friggin’-hoo for Smith, who tried to fast-talk the court into believing that his slaves were really his “traveling companions.â€
Trip had the quickest tongue of anyone in the troupe, which made him the best man for the job of making sure no one tried to fast-talk or bully their way inside.
There's no legal fast-talk that can get the Supreme Court to rule again in a manner that ignores an amendment to the Constitution.
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