BROWNNOSE

Meaning of BROWNNOSE in English

transitive verb Etymology: from the implication that servility is equivalent to having one's nose in the anus of the person from whom advancement is sought Date: circa 1939 to ingratiate oneself with ; curry favor with, ~ noun ~r noun

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BROWNNOSE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: brown (I) + nose; from the implication that servility is tantamount to having one's nose in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROWNNOSE — transitive verb Etymology: from the implication that servility is equivalent to having one's nose in the anus of the person …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROWNNOSE — [brown.nose] vt [fr. the implication that servility is equivalent to kissing the hinder parts of the person from whom advancement …
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BROWNNOSE — v. Function: noun Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , bootlick, bootlicker, ||clawback, footlicker, lickspit, lickspittle, spaniel, toadeater, toady
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BROWNNOSE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle
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BROWNNOSE — I. verb Synonyms: fawn , apple-polish, bootlick, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle II. noun Synonyms: sycophant , …
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BROWNNOSE — v. Pronunciation: ' brau ̇ (n)- ˌ n ō z Function: transitive verb Etymology: from the implication that servility is …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BROWNNOSER — noun see: brownnose
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BROWNNOSER — see brownnose
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YES-MAN — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: STOOGE 1, Charlie McCarthy, dummy 2 Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, groveler, minion, spaniel, …
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TRUCKLE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady Related Words: knuckle down, …
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TOADY — n. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, truckle Related Words: follow, tag, …
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TOADIER — Function: noun Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , apple-polisher, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, footlicker, lickspittle, spaniel, toad, toadeater, toady
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SYCOPHANT — n. Function: noun a base or servilely attentive flatterer and self-seeker FF1C; sycophants who slavishly curried favor with the king …
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KOWTOW — n. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), toady, truckle
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HONEY UP — Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, kowtow, toady, truckle
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GROVELER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, ||clawback, footlicker, lickspittle, ||suck, toady
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GROVEL — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle Idioms: lick the dust …
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FAWN — n. Function: verb to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior FF1C; fawn on the master …
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CRINGE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle Related Words: blench, flinch, quail, …
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COWER — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle Related Words: blench, flinch, …
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COTTON — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: BABY , cater (to), cocker, coddle, cosset, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil 2 Synonyms: FAWN …
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BROWNNOSER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , apple-polisher, bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||clawback, footlicker, groveler, lickspit, lickspittle
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BOOTLICK — v. Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , apple-polish, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle
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APPLE-POLISHER — Function: noun Synonyms: SYCOPHANT , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, ||clawback, footlicker, groveler, lickspit, lickspittle
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APPLE-POLISH — Function: verb Synonyms: FAWN , bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle
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TOADY — I. noun Synonyms: sycophant , bootlick, bootlicker, ||clawback, footlicker, lickspit, lickspittle, toad, toadeater, truckler II. verb Synonyms: fawn , apple-polish, …
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SYCOPHANT — I. noun a base or servilely attentive flatterer and self-seeker sycophants who slavishly curried favor with the king Synonyms: apple-polisher, …
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BOOTLICK — I. verb Synonyms: fawn , apple-polish, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady, truckle II. noun Synonyms: sycophant , …
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YES-MAN — noun 1. Synonyms: stooge 1, Charlie McCarthy, dummy 2. Synonyms: sycophant , bootlick, bootlicker, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, groveler, minion, spaniel, toady, …
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TRUCKLE — verb Synonyms: fawn , apple-polish, bootlick, ||brownnose, cower, cringe, grovel, honey (up), kowtow, toady Related Word: knuckle down, knuckle under, …
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TOADIER — noun Synonyms: sycophant , apple-polisher, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, footlicker, lickspittle, spaniel, toad, toadeater, toady
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