lickspittle
lickspittle · lickspittles
підлабузник
льстец, подхалим, лизоблюд, подхалимство
Speichellecker
A fawning toady; a base sycophantA fawning toady; a base sycophant.
/ˈlɪkspɪtl/
» He's such a little lickspittle.
Meaning
2 sensesA fawning toady; a base sycophant.
Speichellecker
льстецlʹstec, подхали́мpodxalím, лизоблю́дlizobljúd
(broadly)The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
лизоблю́дствоlizobljúdstvo, подхали́мствоpodxalímstvo
Examples
3 sentencesHe's such a little lickspittle.
The boss only likes lickspittles.
ruНачальница любит только лизоблюдов. — marafon
I detest lickspittles.
ruНенавижу лизоблюдов. — marafon
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
fawning toady:
practice of giving empty flattery:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fawning toady:
Origin
A compounding: lick (“pass one’s tongue over”) + spittle (“saliva”); the verb may derive bA compounding: lick (“pass one’s tongue over”) + spittle (“saliva”); the verb may derive by back-formation from the nominal derivation lickspittling (see below).
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