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brownnoser
brown·nose or brown-nose (broun′nōz′)tr.v. brown·nosed, brown·nos·ing, brown·nos·es or brown-nosed or brown-nos·ing or brown-nos·es Informal To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on.
[From the image of an obsequious person whose nose becomes soiled with excrement in kissing the buttocks of someone from whom favor is sought.]
brown′nose′ n.brown′nos′er n.brownnoser (ˈbraʊnˌnəʊzə) nderogatory a person who brownnosesTranslationsIdiomsSeebrownnose |