He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.
Source: wiktionary
Bootlick
//ˈbutˌlɪk//
Synonyms for "bootlick" (97 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (48)
Noun(18 words)
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Translations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 擦鞋 verb (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)
Polish
2 entries- podlizać się verb (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)
- podlizywać się verb (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)
Turkish
2 entries- göt yalamak verb (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)
- çanak yalamak verb (to seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty
Source: wiktionary
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