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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser.

   "Dulcie was already holding Lidiaʼs hand, and she didnʼt even know her! What a suck-up."

Synonyms

All synonyms

brown-nosergoody-two-shoeskiss-upsycophantteacher's petyes man

Example

More examples

"Dulcie was already holding Lidiaʼs hand, and she didnʼt even know her! What a suck-up."

Etymology

Deverbal from suck up.

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