Bootlicky

Synonyms for "bootlicky"

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If Peter Arnett had been anywhere near as bootlicky and obsequious with Saddam Hussein as Alan Simpson was in a visit to the Iraqi dictator last April, we could understand why the CNN correspondent was being assaulted for his interviews and coverage.

Source: wiktionary

Getting scolded like a child was hard to take, especially in front of her. But he couldn’t blame Pa after what happened yesterday. So he gave Pa a nod that he hoped wasn’t too bootlicky and turned Old Dun toward the Crossing.

Source: wiktionary

He gave me a blow low enough to look gentlemanly, not bootlicky.

Source: wiktionary

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