brownnose
Speech parts
1. brownnose - Noun
2. brownnose - Verb
Meaning
brownnose (plural brownnoses)
(figuratively) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
brownnose (third-person singular simple present brownnoses, present participle brownnosing, simple past and past participle brownnosed)
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
Synonyms
cotton
slaver
clumber
flatter
woo
fawn
pander
cringe
grovel
groveler
kowtow
ingratiate
suck up
cajole
toady
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