fast-talk
Slick verbal manipulation
Fast-talk is rapid, glib speech intended to persuade or deceive—overwhelming someone with words before they can think critically.
A salesman might fast-talk you into a bad deal; a con artist fast-talks marks out of their money.
He fast-talked his way past the security guard.
The technique relies on pace and confidence more than substance.
Deceive through cunning
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- dupeDeceive or victim
mislead · deceive · scam · trickery · flimflam · hoax · cheat · hustle
Cause to believe
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- swayRock back and forth
- influencePower to affect others
wheedle · charm · disarm · sell · pitch · negotiate · entreat · inveigle
Quick rehearsed speech
- spielPersuasive extended talk
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- volubleInclined to talk freely
rapid-fire · loquacious · eloquent · fluent · articulate · verbose · gabby · motor-mouth
bamboozle
Deceive through cunning
dupe · mislead · deceive · scam · trickery · flimflam · hoax · cheat · hustle · snow
convince
Cause to believe
influence · wheedle · charm · disarm · sell · pitch · negotiate · entreat · inveigle · blandishment
patter
Quick rehearsed speech
voluble · rapid-fire · loquacious · eloquent · fluent · articulate · verbose · gabby · motor-mouth · line
silver-tongued
Persuasively articulate speaker
suave · charmer · polished · oily · urbane · facile · unctuous · superficial · insincere · silky
- sales tacticsupselling, cross-selling, hard sell, soft sell, high pressure
- flatteryflatter, praise, flattery, compliment, compliments
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
fast-talkspeak slowly
measured speech · take one's time · spell it out · slow down
fast, talk, fasten, talking, talked, fast-talking, talkers, fastness, smooth-talker