ass-kissing

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ass-kissing

noun ass-kissings

  1. countable, informal, uncountable, vulgar The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.

    Similar: ass-licking, kiss-assing, carny, flattery, incense, adulation, ass-kissing, blandishment, gloze, hoomalimali, soft sawder, sooth

adjective more ass-kissing · most ass-kissing

  1. informal, vulgar Obsequious; sycophantic. Morgan Berkhardt finished reading my application and saw me watching the video. "Impressive marketing concept, isn't it, Mr Dante?" "Right! Imaginative too," I heard my ass-kissing mouth reply.

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noun practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior

Françaislèche, cirage de pompes
DeutschArschkriecherei

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@misc{ass_kissing_2026,
  title = {ass-kissing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ass-kissing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}