brown-nosen.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊnnəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brown adj., nose n.

Etymology: < brown adj. + nose n., the semantic motivation being similar to that shown by ass-licker n. Compare slightly earlier brown-nosing n.

slang (originally U.S.).

An obsequious person; a flatterer, a sycophant, a toady.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer

papelard1340

placeboc1395

fawnerc1440

pickthank1460

adulator?a1475

earwigc1475

curry-favel1515

men-pleaser1526

gnatho1533

upcreeperc1540

claw-back1549

curry-favourer1563

man-pleaser1564

claw-poll1569

please-man1570

sycophant1575

curry-favour1577

capper1587

insinuator1598

clawera1603

scrape-shoe1607

suck-fist1611

courtiera1616

foot lickera1616

fleerera1627

wriggler1631

fawn1635

limberham1689

toad-eater1742

tuft-hunter1755

arse-kisser1766

sleeve-creeper1809

lick-spit1822

lickspittle1825

shoe-licker1826

toady1826

toad1831

toader1842

bootlicker1846

bootlick1849

favour-currier1855

lubricator1872

bum-sucker1877

handshaker1884

suck1900

mbongo1911

sucker-up1911

apple-polisher1918

snurge1933

ass-licker1939

brown-nose1939

brown-noser1942

arse-licker1951

ass-kisser1951

greaser1959

suck-hole1966

suck-up1970

bumboy1984

fly-

1939 Amer. Speech 14 25/1 Brown nose n., a cadet who curries favor.

1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead ii. ii. 61 Stanley is the biggest goddam brown-nose in the platoon.

1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left v. 34 It was part of the tradition to hate a Highland laird or be a brown-nose.

2014 Irish Examiner (Nexis) 9 Aug. The other thing I've said is..you don't have to be an arse-licker or a brown-nose, but do as you're told and you'll get on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

brown-nosev.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊnnəʊz/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊz/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: brown-nose n.

Etymology: < brown-nose n. Compare slightly earlier brown-nosing n.

slang (originally U.S.).

1. intransitive. To curry favour; to behave obsequiously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour [verb (intransitive)]

fain?c1225

fawnc1325

to make placebo1340

fagea1382

curryc1400

to curry favela1420

to claw (a person's) toea1500

to curry favour?1518

to be at the school of placebo1554

to play (with) placebo1583

insinuatea1593

wriggle1601

lick1602

sycophantize1605

gnathonize1619

pickthank1621

supparasitate1623

ingratiate1647

slaver1730

toad-eat1766

slaum1787

to eat (any one's) toads1788

toad1802

bootlick1846

toady1861

to suck in1899

smoodge1906

smarm1911

arse-lick1928

bum-suck1930

to suck round1931

ass-lick1937

brown-nose1939

suck-hole1961

weasel1980

1939 Amer. Speech 14 25/1 Brown nose, to curry favor, especially for rank.

1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead iii. v. 542 They think I brown-nosed and there ain't a goddam bit of truth in that.

1982 Rushville (Indiana) Republican 16 Feb. 4/2 If I have to brown nose to get a pass forget it!

2009 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 7June e3 Find work—any is better than none—work smart and learn to brown nose just a little bit.

2. transitive. To curry favour with; to behave obsequiously towards; to flatter.

ΘΚΠ

flatter1340

to claw the back ofc1394

to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422

clawc1425

to claw by the sleeve1509

to claw by the backa1542

fawna1568

to make or pay (one's) court to1590

adulate1612

hug1622

sycophant1637

to make up to1701

to whip it in with1702

cultivate1706

incense1708

to wheedle in with1726

to grandfather up1747

slaver1794

toad1802

to play up to ——1809

nut1819

toady1827

bootlick1846

to suck up to1860

lickspittle1886

jolly1890

bum-suck1918

arse-lick1919

to cosy up to1937

brown-nose1948

ass-kiss1951

ass-lick1962

love-bomb1976

1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead ii. x. 292 Brown had always thought, Stanley's brown-nosing me.

1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees vii. 57 I have erected the defence against brown-nosing my superiors and brown-nosing the world.

1960 J. Symons Progress of Crime xv. 91 If you don't..get cracking on a few little jobs for this paper instead of spending your time brown-nosing Mr. Fairfield, you [etc.].

2021 Sunday Independent (Dublin) 24 Jan. 5 I find a lot of people who work in sports journalism have to brown-nose the people who give them the stories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brown-nose
释义	brown-nosen. Brit. /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brown adj., nose n. Etymology: < brown adj. + nose n., the semantic motivation being similar to that shown by ass-licker n. Compare slightly earlier brown-nosing n. slang (originally U.S.). An obsequious person; a flatterer, a sycophant, a toady. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer papelard1340 placeboc1395 fawnerc1440 pickthank1460 adulator?a1475 earwigc1475 curry-favel1515 men-pleaser1526 gnatho1533 upcreeperc1540 claw-back1549 curry-favourer1563 man-pleaser1564 claw-poll1569 please-man1570 sycophant1575 curry-favour1577 capper1587 insinuator1598 clawera1603 scrape-shoe1607 suck-fist1611 courtiera1616 foot lickera1616 fleerera1627 wriggler1631 fawn1635 limberham1689 toad-eater1742 tuft-hunter1755 arse-kisser1766 sleeve-creeper1809 lick-spit1822 lickspittle1825 shoe-licker1826 toady1826 toad1831 toader1842 bootlicker1846 bootlick1849 favour-currier1855 lubricator1872 bum-sucker1877 handshaker1884 suck1900 mbongo1911 sucker-up1911 apple-polisher1918 snurge1933 ass-licker1939 brown-nose1939 brown-noser1942 arse-licker1951 ass-kisser1951 greaser1959 suck-hole1966 suck-up1970 bumboy1984 fly- 1939 Amer. Speech 14 25/1 Brown nose n., a cadet who curries favor. 1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead ii. ii. 61 Stanley is the biggest goddam brown-nose in the platoon. 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left v. 34 It was part of the tradition to hate a Highland laird or be a brown-nose. 2014 Irish Examiner (Nexis) 9 Aug. The other thing I've said is..you don't have to be an arse-licker or a brown-nose, but do as you're told and you'll get on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). brown-nosev. Brit. /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/, U.S. /ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊz/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: brown-nose n. Etymology: < brown-nose n. Compare slightly earlier brown-nosing n. slang (originally U.S.). 1. intransitive. To curry favour; to behave obsequiously. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour [verb (intransitive)] fain?c1225 fawnc1325 to make placebo1340 fagea1382 curryc1400 to curry favela1420 to claw (a person's) toea1500 to curry favour?1518 to be at the school of placebo1554 to play (with) placebo1583 insinuatea1593 wriggle1601 lick1602 sycophantize1605 gnathonize1619 pickthank1621 supparasitate1623 ingratiate1647 slaver1730 toad-eat1766 slaum1787 to eat (any one's) toads1788 toad1802 bootlick1846 toady1861 to suck in1899 smoodge1906 smarm1911 arse-lick1928 bum-suck1930 to suck round1931 ass-lick1937 brown-nose1939 suck-hole1961 weasel1980 1939 Amer. Speech 14 25/1 Brown nose, to curry favor, especially for rank. 1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead iii. v. 542 They think I brown-nosed and there ain't a goddam bit of truth in that. 1982 Rushville (Indiana) Republican 16 Feb. 4/2 If I have to brown nose to get a pass forget it! 2009 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 7June e3 Find work—any is better than none—work smart and learn to brown nose just a little bit. 2. transitive. To curry favour with; to behave obsequiously towards; to flatter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] flatter1340 to claw the back ofc1394 to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422 clawc1425 to claw by the sleeve1509 to claw by the backa1542 fawna1568 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 adulate1612 hug1622 sycophant1637 to make up to1701 to whip it in with1702 cultivate1706 incense1708 to wheedle in with1726 to grandfather up1747 slaver1794 toad1802 to play up to ——1809 nut1819 toady1827 bootlick1846 to suck up to1860 lickspittle1886 jolly1890 bum-suck1918 arse-lick1919 to cosy up to1937 brown-nose1948 ass-kiss1951 ass-lick1962 love-bomb1976 1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead ii. x. 292 Brown had always thought, Stanley's brown-nosing me. 1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees vii. 57 I have erected the defence against brown-nosing my superiors and brown-nosing the world. 1960 J. Symons Progress of Crime xv. 91 If you don't..get cracking on a few little jobs for this paper instead of spending your time brown-nosing Mr. Fairfield, you [etc.]. 2021 Sunday Independent (Dublin) 24 Jan. 5 I find a lot of people who work in sports journalism have to brown-nose the people who give them the stories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1939v.1939
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