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bootlick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbutˌlɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From boot + lick.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory) A toady or sycophant.
the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty
1838, Oasis: An Anthology to Divert an Idle Hour:
Forms
Synonyms
throne sniffer · lick-platter · flunkey · ass-kisser · brown noser · ass-licker · brownnose · flatterer · apple polisher · adulator · toadeater · buttlicker · sycophant · buttkisser · schmoozer · hanger-on · simp · kiss-ass · groveler · buttlicker · toady · clawback · lickpot · doormat · people pleaser · suck up · dickrider · bootlicker · lackey · groveller · white knight · arse-kisser · bootlick · arse-licker · lickpot · lickspittle · minion · pickthank
bootlick en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈbutˌlɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From boot + lick.
Meanings
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(derogatory, transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.
2003, Todd DePastino, Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America, page 81:
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(derogatory, intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
Forms
Deriveds
bootlicky
Relateds
bootlicker
Synonyms
overpraise · honey up · fawn · bootlick · brownnose · brownnose · kiss up · butter up · fawn over · toady · suck up · butter up · duchess · fellate · kiss someone's ring · bow and scrape · kiss up · lick someone's balls · lick someone's ass · overrate · dickride · flannel · honey around · apple-polish · kiss someone's ass · kowtow · overflatter
Translations (5)
pl podlizać się (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior) · yue 擦鞋 (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior) · tr göt yalamak (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior) · pl podlizywać się (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior) · tr çanak yalamak (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)