bootlick

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbutˌlɪk/

Definition of bootlick

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (derogatory, transitive)To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
    “He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.”
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verb

  1. (derogatory, transitive)To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
    “He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.”
  2. (derogatory, intransitive)To engage in fawning, servile behavior.

noun

  1. (US, derogatory)A toady or sycophant.
    “the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty”

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Etymology

From boot + lick.

Hooks

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