brown-nosingn.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊnˌnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brown adj., nose n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < brown adj. + nose n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later brown-nose n. and brown-nose v.For an explanation of the term, see brown-nose n.

slang.

Excessive or insincere flattery, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement; toadying.

ΘΚΠ

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

fawninga1350

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licking1648

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fawnery1661

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nutting1789

tuft-hunting1789

cultivation1793

huggery1804

ingratiation1815

sycophantism1821

lickspittling1839

toadyship1839

toadyism1840

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

arse-licking1912

lickspittle1914

apple-polishing1926

pot-licking1929

brown-nosing1934

ass-kissing1936

arse-kissing1937

ass-licking1946

sucking-up1946

bum-sucking1949

love bomb1975

love-bombing1976

1934 Plainsman (Alabama Polytechnic Inst.) 11 Apr. 2/5 Student jobs would be given by ability and not by pull or brown-nosing.

1954 R. Ellison Let. 1 Feb. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 66 It's all right to hate ignorance in important places and brown-nosing and whatever that shit is that Walker and Davis put down.

1969 Liguorian Jan. 59 She has little respect for the PE, the Professional Educator, as she terms principals and superintendents... Unintelligent, poorly educated.., uncultured, unread, incompetent, insecure, amenable to brown-nosing, afraid of teachers with integrity, etc., etc.

2008 G. Anderson Cityboy (2009) vii. 333 People stopped banging on about how massive their bonuses were going to be and just concentrated on brown-nosing so that they could keep their jobs.

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

brown-nosingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊnˌnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brown-nose v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < brown-nose v. + -ing suffix².

slang.

That flatters another person excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement.

ΘΚΠ

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

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tuft-hunting1789

sycophantish1821

favour-currying1831

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creepy-crawly1890

slauming1904

toadyish1909

ass-licking1940

ass-kissing1942

brown-nosing1946

arse-licking1950

sucky1991

1946 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 4 Sept. 6/7 If the enlisted men were now put on court-martial boards, Chaney continued, ‘they would be, in army parlance, the brown-nosing type’.

1991 Spy (N.Y.) Nov. 12/2 The rest of the brownnosing press..lets him live the unexamined life.

2010 L. Shriver So much for That (2011) x. 243 And show openings are so dreary, all the brown-nosing compliments and then nobody buys anything, so it's obviously empty flattery.

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

单词	brown-nosing
释义	brown-nosingn. Brit. /ˈbraʊnˌnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brown adj., nose n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < brown adj. + nose n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later brown-nose n. and brown-nose v.For an explanation of the term, see brown-nose n. slang. Excessive or insincere flattery, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement; toadying. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1934 Plainsman (Alabama Polytechnic Inst.) 11 Apr. 2/5 Student jobs would be given by ability and not by pull or brown-nosing. 1954 R. Ellison Let. 1 Feb. in R. Ellison & A. Murray Trading Twelves (2000) 66 It's all right to hate ignorance in important places and brown-nosing and whatever that shit is that Walker and Davis put down. 1969 Liguorian Jan. 59 She has little respect for the PE, the Professional Educator, as she terms principals and superintendents... Unintelligent, poorly educated.., uncultured, unread, incompetent, insecure, amenable to brown-nosing, afraid of teachers with integrity, etc., etc. 2008 G. Anderson Cityboy (2009) vii. 333 People stopped banging on about how massive their bonuses were going to be and just concentrated on brown-nosing so that they could keep their jobs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). brown-nosingadj. Brit. /ˈbraʊnˌnəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbraʊ(n)ˌnoʊzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brown-nose v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < brown-nose v. + -ing suffix². slang. That flatters another person excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] fikingc1230 papelarda1500 gnathonical1540 clawing1574 pickthank1575 slavering1575 claw-back1577 courting1580 fawning1585 adulatory1587 insinuating1592 insinuative1592 scraping1599 adulatorious1612 men-pleasing1615 pickthanking1621 sycophantical1632 gnathonic1637 insinuanta1639 sycophantizing1640 ingratiating1642 led1672 sycophanting1674 sycophantly1680 sycophanta1684 sycophantica1698 pickthankly1702 assiduous1725 foot-licking1786 tuft-hunting1789 sycophantish1821 favour-currying1831 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 creepy-crawly1890 slauming1904 toadyish1909 ass-licking1940 ass-kissing1942 brown-nosing1946 arse-licking1950 sucky1991 1946 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 4 Sept. 6/7 If the enlisted men were now put on court-martial boards, Chaney continued, ‘they would be, in army parlance, the brown-nosing type’. 1991 Spy (N.Y.) Nov. 12/2 The rest of the brownnosing press..lets him live the unexamined life. 2010 L. Shriver So much for That (2011) x. 243 And show openings are so dreary, all the brown-nosing compliments and then nobody buys anything, so it's obviously empty flattery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1934adj.1946
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