brown-noser

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brown-noser

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From brown-nose + -er. A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

noun brown-nosers · brown noser · brownnoser

idiomatic One who brown-noses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant. “Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.”
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@misc{brown_noser_2026,
  title = {brown-noser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brown-noser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}