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Definition of ass-kissing in English: ass-kissingnoun mass nounNorth American vulgar slang The use of flattery or other obsequious behaviour in order to gain favour. a master of ass-kissing and flattery as modifier a bunch of ass-kissing sycophants Synonyms obsequiousness, sycophancy, excessive deference, subservience, submissiveness, fawning, toadyism, toadying, grovelling, cringing, unctuousness, oiliness, abjectness, abjection, cravenness, slavishness, humility, self-abasement
Derivatives nounˈaskɪsəˈæsˌkɪsər US vulgar slang A person who behaves obsequiously in order to gain favour.
Definition of ass-kissing in US English: ass-kissing(also ass-licking) nounˈasˌkisiNG North American vulgar slang The use of flattery or other obsequious behavior in order to gain favor. a master of ass-kissing and flattery Synonyms obsequiousness, sycophancy, excessive deference, subservience, submissiveness, fawning, toadyism, toadying, grovelling, cringing, unctuousness, oiliness, abjectness, abjection, cravenness, slavishness, humility, self-abasement
adjectiveˈasˌkisiNG North American vulgar slang Using flattery or other obsequious behavior in order to gain favor. a bunch of ass-kissing sycophants
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