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cirage de pompes

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cirage de pompes

  • \si.ʁaʒ də pɔ̃p\

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→ voir cirer les pompes

noun

  1. colloquial Flatteries excessives envers un supérieur ou quelqu’un d’important, dans un but purement intéressé. Question cirage de pompes, tout dépend de l’enveloppe. Si l’enveloppe est maigre, le cirage de pompes le sera tout autant. Si l’enveloppe est juteuse, le cirage de pompes sera généreux.

In English

  • sycophancy fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery
  • ass-kissing practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior

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"cirage de pompes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/cirage%20de%20pompes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cirage de pompes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cirage%20de%20pompes

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"cirage de pompes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cirage%20de%20pompes.

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@misc{cirage_de_pompes_2026,
  title = {cirage de pompes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cirage%20de%20pompes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}