Bootlick

/ˈbutˌlɪk/

Synonyms for "bootlick" (49 found)

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Closest matches (10)

apple polisherbackslapper bootlicker bowbrown nosebrownie courtier cower crawl creature

Strong matches (15)

creep cringe crouch dupefaithful servantflatter flatterer flunky grovel groveler helot instrument jackal kneel

Verb(1 words)

Related words (24)

Verb(5 words)

kotow kowtowsuck uptoady truckle

lackey mealymouth minion peon puppet serf slave slaver stooge stoop suck sycophant timeserver toad tool truckleryes man

Noun(2 words)

sycophant toadying

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2 entries

blandish flatter

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He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.

Source: wiktionary

the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty

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