chamuyar

The far more common modern spelling of chamullar — lunfardo (Río de la Plata slang) for smooth, persuasive, sweet talk: le chamuyó toda la noche. Also gives the noun chamuyo, the sweet-talk or line itself, often with a knowing wink toward its own insincerity.

• Le chamuyó un rato y consiguió su número. — He sweet-talked her for a while and got her number.
• No me chamuyes, decime qué pasó de verdad. — Don't sweet-talk me, tell me what really happened.
• Tiene un chamuyo bárbaro, por eso vende tanto. — He's got great patter, that's why he sells so much.

Using chamuyar outside the Río de la Plata region and expecting it to be understood — hablar or ligar/conquistar are the widely understood equivalents elsewhere.

Often confused with chamullar.

• song "Mi chamuyo" — A classic lunfardo poem/tango text by Norberto Ángel de Líbano Elorrieta, opening with the line "Quiero chamuyar en lunfa, porque me siento bohemio" — part of the canon of lunfardo tango lyrics documented by Todo Tango, Buenos Aires's reference archive for tango history.