Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to wheedle, to flatter; thus carneying, having a wheedling manner.

1812		Spirit of Irish Wit 220: A tongue that would carney over the very devil himself.
1818		W. Perry London Guide 79: The accomplice pretends to take part and carney with them.
1823		‘Jon Bee’ Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 21: The brewer who carneys with, or fawns to, a magistrate, will do any dirty work.
1858		A. Mayhew Paved with Gold 97: The day Phil cleared four shillings, he was complimented and carnied by his ragged companions.
1866		J. Greenwood Little Ragamuffin 87: The carneying two-faced Irish vagabond.
1871		Daily Tel. 15 May ‘Critique on Mr. H.J. Byron’s Play of An English Gentleman’ n.p.: Rachel does not like Brandon’s carneying ways [F&H].
1888		Kipling ‘Supplementary Chapter’ in Civil & Military Gaz. 19 May (1909) 163: ‘Look at the cunning of the brute in shifting the issue on to India in that carneying, blarneying way!’.
1891		Punch 14 Feb. 84: With yer crawlin,’ lick-spittle carneyin’ ways.
1899		R. Whiteing No. 5 John Street 229: Who can jaw a copper like Tilda, or carney a Covent Garden salesman out of a bargain?
1981		K. Bonfiglioli letter in Bonfiglioli Mortdecai ABC (2001) 387: If you want truly to help [...] whine and wheedle and carney to the rest of the board on my behalf.