English Explanatory Dictionary

butter up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-butter up.wav

Word forms

butter up butters up buttering up buttered up

Synonyms

kiss up suck up toady blandander blandish butter up cajole fast-talk canoodle carny coax collogue croodle engle fleech honey around honey up hum ingle inveigle soap soft-sawder soft-soap stroke sweet-talk tweedle twist wheedle whilly word apple-polish bootlick bow and scrape brownnose dickride duchess fawn fawn over fellate flannel kiss someone's ass kiss someone's ring kowtow lick someone's ass lick someone's balls overflatter overpraise overrate
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