English Explanatory Dictionary

lickpot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The forefinger.
  2. An untrustworthy sycophant.

Word forms

lickpot lickpots

Etymology

From Middle English likpot; equivalent to lick + pot, presumably from the act of using a finger to clean a pot after eating.

Synonyms

arrow-finger demonstrator first finger forefinger index index finger lickpot pointer pointer finger pointling showing finger teacher trigger finger lickspittle sycophant toady adulator apple polisher arse-kisser arse-licker ass-kisser ass-licker bootlick bootlicker buttkisser buttlicker brownnose brown noser clawback dickrider doormat flatterer flunkey groveler groveller hanger-on kiss-ass lackey lick-platter minion people pleaser pickthank schmoozer simp suck up throne sniffer toadeater white knight
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