transcription, транскрипция: [ kaʊtaʊ ]
also kow-tow
( kowtows, kowtowing, kowtowed)
If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority. ( INFORMAL )
See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
VERB : V to n , also V [ disapproval ]