LANGIS

LANGIS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

langis v [A2; c] hoodwink s.
o.
into doing s.t.
by giving him sweet talk.
Maáyu siyang mulangis sa íyang apuhan arun tagáan ug kwarta, He is good in talking his grandfather into giving him money.
Gilangisan ku níyang mupalit ug libru piru íya diayng gipanugal, He hoodwinked me into giving him money which he said was for a book, but actually it turned out to be for gambling.
n sweet talk, flattery employed to gain ones ends.
-íru n one who sweet talks people and pulls the wool over their eyes.

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