English Explanatory Dictionary

brownnose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who sucks up; a bootlicker or sycophant.
verb
  1. To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.

Pronunciation

en-au-brownnose.ogg

Word forms

brownnose brownnoses brownnosing brownnosed

Etymology

From brown (“a scatological reference”) + nose.

Synonyms

bootlick brown noser adulator apple polisher arse-kisser arse-licker ass-kisser ass-licker bootlicker buttkisser buttlicker brownnose clawback dickrider doormat flatterer flunkey groveler groveller hanger-on kiss-ass lackey lickspittle lick-platter lickpot minion people pleaser pickthank schmoozer simp suck up sycophant throne sniffer toadeater toady white knight butter up kiss up apple-polish bow and scrape dickride duchess fawn fawn over fellate flannel honey around honey up kiss someone's ass kiss someone's ring kowtow lick someone's ass lick someone's balls overflatter overpraise overrate

Related words

brown noser
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