brown noser

See also: brownnoser and brown-noser

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

brown noser (plural brown nosers)

(idiomatic) One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

Synonyms

brown-nose
See also Thesaurus:sycophant

Translations

one who brownnoses

Chinese:
Cantonese: 擦鞋仔 (caat³ haai⁴ zai²)

Mandarin: 巴兒狗 (zh), 巴儿狗 (zh) (bārgǒu), 擦鞋仔 (cāxiézǐ)
Dutch: kontkusser
Finnish: ruskeakielinen
French: lèche-bottes (fr), lèche-cul (fr), cireur de pompes m, cire-pompes (fr) m or f
German: Arschkriecher (de) m, Speichellecker (de) m, Schleimer (de) m
Greek: κωλογλείφτης (el) m (kologleíftis), σφουγγοκωλάριος (el) m (sfoungokolários)

Italian: leccaculo (it) m
Japanese: ゴマすり (gomasuri)
Polish: wdupowłaz m
Portuguese: puxa-saco (pt) m or f, lambe-botas (pt) m or f
Russian: подхали́м (ru) m (podxalím), лизоблю́д (ru) m (lizobljúd), жополи́з (ru) m (žopolíz)
Serbo-Croatian: dupelizac (sh), uvlakač
Spanish: pelota (es) m or f, chupamedias (es) m or f

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