Brownnose

Word BROWNNOSE
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Definitions and meanings of "Brownnose"

What do we mean by brownnose?

To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on. transitive verb

One who brownnoses; one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant. noun

To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion verb

One who brownnoses; one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

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The word "brownnose" in example sentences

Of course Goneril and Regan are only too happy to brownnose Dad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And there are people who are in government because they are looking to brownnose the industries they are supposed to be regulating so they can get a really high paying lobbyist job after a few years in government. ❋ Mike Lux (2010)

Why always the negative ... (we, know, to brownnose Obama) ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Do personal favors for him and brownnose all you want, but make sure you do it sincerely. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And we have the student council secretary who tattles on everyone, you know, and wants to brownnose. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maybe Joe, seeing the Dems picking up more Senate seats in '08, is trying to brownnose the Dems. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How else will you be able to flirt/network/brownnose and cocktail all at the same time? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Last week alone we saw that Wales's poorest areas were slipping further behind, that child poverty was still a major issue, and that while they brownnose the rich to stay in power the rest of us get shafted. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It can be tough to exceed a boss's expectations early into a job, but there are small ways you can stand out -- without coming across as a brownnose, says Mr. LeBlanc. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The image immediately brought to mind our TFNG efforts to brownnose Abbey back in 1978. ❋ Astronaut Mike Mullane (2006)

These littlest got on first, sliding three to a bench seat in the second and third rows; then came Eli, spinning right around the pole into the seat behind the driver, the safest seat, obviously, but also the worst seat socially, because it marked him as a coward and a brownnose and a boy with no friends. ❋ Walter, Jess, 1969- (2003)

He knew himself well and understood that he would never be able to bury his pride and brownnose his way to the upper levels. ❋ Vince Flynn (1997)

Should he backtrack and try to brownnose that prick Haget into letting him off? ❋ Cook, Glen (1988)

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