brown-nose

(-nōz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb brown-nosed, brown-nosing

Slang to seek favor or approval from (someone) by obsequious behavior; fawn (on)

Origin: from the image of currying favor by kissing someone's buttocks

noun

Slang one who brown-noses
also brown-noser

noun

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