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brownnose

noun

Etymology

From brown (“a scatological reference”) + nose.

  1. derived from *néh₂s-✻
  2. inherited from *nosu✻
  3. inherited from nosu
  4. inherited from nose
  5. compounded as brownnose — “brown + nose”

Definitions

  1. One who sucks up

    One who sucks up; a bootlicker or sycophant.

    • A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose" and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."
    • 'I know, he's a natural brownnose. I guess he does have some talents.'
    • You don't have to be such a brownnose, at least not to me.

  2. To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their…

    To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA