English Explanatory Dictionary

overflatter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

Word forms

overflatter overflatters overflattering overflattered

Etymology

From over- + flatter.

Synonyms

butter up fawn toady apple-polish bootlick bow and scrape brownnose dickride duchess fawn over fellate flannel honey around honey up kiss someone's ass kiss someone's ring kiss up kowtow lick someone's ass lick someone's balls overflatter overpraise overrate suck up
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