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bootlick

  (būt'lĭk') pronunciation

v., -licked, -lick·ing, -licks.

v.tr.

To behave toward in a servile or obsequious manner.

v.intr.

To behave in a servile or obsequious manner. See synonyms at fawn1.

bootlicker boot'lick'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: bootlick

verb

    To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior: cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle. Informal apple-polish, brownnose, cotton. Slang suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over/under.

 
WordNet: bootlick
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  Synonyms: fawn, toady, truckle, kowtow, kotow, suck up


 
Translations: Translations for: Bootlicker

Dansk (Danish)
n. - spytslikker, fedterøv

Français (French)
n. - lèche-bottes, lécheur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Speichellecker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσανακογλείφτης, οσφυοκάμπτης

Italiano (Italian)
leccapiedi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bajulador (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
подхалим

Español (Spanish)
n. - lameculos, adulador, chupa medias

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fjäskare, rövslickare

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
拍马屁

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拍馬屁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 아첨하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おべっか使い

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לקקן, מתרפס‬


 
 

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