Are there more casual ways to say "flowery speech/language" aside from 美辞麗句? I came across a situation where I wanted to use a phrase like "flowery language" or "flowery speech", I looked it up and found {}{} online. - ### I did a little research: Initially I looked for the root in another dictionary. I found {}{}{}{}. I asked a Japanese friend and they said they had never heard of this word nor the first part of the word. I also searched another dictionary and came back with {}{} and {}{} as viable options. I'm not sure about but with that same friend they had seen or used it before. Which would be the best way to convey "flowery speech/language" while not becoming to complex for everyday conversation or business talk?

I do wonder how old your Japanese friend is, but you do not have to answer.

While may not be an everyday kind of word, I would imagine that the majority of the adult native speakers would know what it meant.

More informal phrases that carry basically the same meaning as include:

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etc.