brown-nosed

Variant of brown-nose

brown-nose definition

☆ brown·-nose (-nōz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb brown-nosed -·nosed′, brown-nosing -·nos′·ing

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

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

noun

Slang one who brown-noses
also brown-noser brown′·-nos′er

noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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