brown-nose
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brown-nose
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From brown + nose, a scatological reference.
noun brown-noses · brownnose
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One who sucks up; a bootlicker or sycophant.
Similar: bootlick, brown-noser, adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser, ass-licker, bootlicker, buttkisser, buttlicker, brown-nose
verb brown-noses · brown-nosing · brown-nosed · brownnose
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To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
Similar: butter up, kiss up, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, dickride, duchess, fawn, fawn over, fellate
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noun one who brown-noses
| Español | pelota, chupamedias, lameculos, estómago agradecido, adulón, adulador |
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| 日本語 | ゴマすり gomasuri |
| 中文 | 巴兒狗 /巴儿狗 bārgǒu, 馬屁精 /马屁精 mǎpìjīng |
| Português | puxa-saco, lambe-botas |
| Français | lèche-bottes, lèche-cul, cireur de pompes, cire-pompes |
| Deutsch | Arschkriecher, Speichellecker, Schleimer |
| Italiano | leccaculo, leccapiedi |
| Ελληνικά | κωλογλείφτης kologleíftis, σφουγγοκωλάριος sfoungokolários |
| Română | lingău, pupincurist |
| Русский | подхали́м podxalím, лизоблю́д lizobljúd, жополи́з žopolíz |
verb to flatter in obsequious manner
| Español | hacer la pelota, pelotear, lamer el culo |
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| 한국어 | 빨다 ppalda |
| 中文 | 拍馬屁 /拍马屁 pāi mǎpì, 拍馬 /拍马 pāimǎ |
| Français | lécher le cul, flagorner, cirer les pompes, lécher les bottes |
| Deutsch | arschkriechen, jemandem in den Arsch kriechen, jemandes Speichel lecken, schleimen |
| Italiano | leccare il culo, leccare i piedi, fare il ruffiano |
| Русский | лиза́ть за́дницу lizátʹ zádnicu |
Talk about this word "brown-nose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brown-nose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. brown-nose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brown-nose "brown-nose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brown-nose.Cite this
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