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Back scratching

Synonyms for "back scratching" (44 found)

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Informal (5)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

General use (39)

Noun(14 words)

insinuation obeisance pork barrel parasitism sycophancy public opinion obsequiousness mealymouthedness toadyism ingratiation lobbyism flunkyism influence peddling fawnery

Name, noun(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

fawning trading groveling truckling swapping

Name, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(8 words)

sponging logrolling lobbying toadying cringing backscratching bootlicking handshaking

Adj, noun(3 words)

timeserving footlicking toadeating

wire-pulling political influence even trade social pressure special-interest pressure

Verb(2 words)

brown-nosing apple-polishing

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