Meaning

2 senses

  1. (derogatory, transitive)To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.

  2. (derogatory, intransitive)To engage in fawning, servile behavior.

More definitions
  • try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He's too bootlicking and selfish.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From boot + lick.

From boot + lick.

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Forms

bootlicks, bootlicking, bootlicked, bootlicked
Base formbootlick · to bootlick
3rd person singularbootlicks
Present participlebootlicking
Past simplebootlicked
Past participlebootlicked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybootlick
he, she, itbootlicks

Past simpleLesson

all personsbootlicked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bootlicked
he, she, ithas bootlicked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bootlick

Synonyms

26 synonyms
brownnosebutter upkiss upapple-polishbow and scrapedickrideduchessfawnfawn overfellateflannelhoney aroundhoney upkiss someone's ass
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbootlicker
Derivedbootlicky

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bootlacebootlegbootlickerbootsbootstrap
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