bootlick
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Verb (1)bootlicking
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering“He is always kowtowing to his boss”Synonyms: fawntoadytrucklekowtowkotowsuck upMore general flatter, blandishMore specific curry favor, curry favour
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Boot′lick′ (…), noun
A toady; a bootlicker. Low, U. S. John Russell. Bartlett
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54