banana oil
Insincere sweet talk
Banana oil is a solvent with a fruity smell, used in lacquers and as a flavoring.
The term also means nonsense or insincere flattery—smooth talk meant to charm or deceive: Don't give me that banana oil.
This slang sense, popular in the early twentieth century, has largely faded from use.
Senseless talk or writing
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- bunkNonsense or stacked bed
gibberish · blather · malarkey · claptrap · baloney · codswallop · piffle · flimflam
Prosperous 1920s period
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- jazz age1920s American cultural era
slang · 1920s · vaudeville · boardwalk · hooey · applesauce · horsefeathers · baloney
Alkoxy-substituted acid derivative
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- acetateVinegar-derived compound
- ethylTwo-carbon radical
- volatileLiable to sudden change
organic · synthesis · laboratory · solubility · miscible · evaporation · lacquer · thinner
Flatter to persuade
- blarneyFlattering but hollow speech
- soft soapPersuasion through excessive flattery
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
cajolery · charm · schmooze · insincerity · empty praise · overpraise · glib · snow job
Having orchard flavor
- sweetTasting of sugar
- flavoringSubstance adding taste
- candySugary edible treats
- essenceFundamental nature of something
scent · perfumery · odoriferous · aromatic · pear drops · Juicy Fruit · confectionery · food additive
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
bunk · gibberish · blather · malarkey · claptrap · baloney · codswallop · piffle · flimflam · moonshine
roaring twenties
Prosperous 1920s period
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
jazz age · slang · 1920s · vaudeville · boardwalk · hooey · applesauce · horsefeathers · baloney · razzing
ester
Alkoxy-substituted acid derivative
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- acetateVinegar-derived compound
- ethylTwo-carbon radical
volatile · organic · synthesis · laboratory · solubility · miscible · evaporation · lacquer · thinner · paint
sweet-talk
Flatter to persuade
- blarneyFlattering but hollow speech
- soft soapPersuasion through excessive flattery
- smooth-talkingCharmingly persuasive in speech
coaxing · cajolery · charm · schmooze · insincerity · empty praise · overpraise · glib · snow job · fast talk
fruity
Having orchard flavor
essence · scent · perfumery · odoriferous · aromatic · pear drops · Juicy Fruit · confectionery · food additive · fermentation
banana oiltruth
Accordance with reality
honesty · fact · gospel truth · straight dope · reality