See bootlick on Wiktionary
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"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "dickrider"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "doormat"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "flatterer"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "flunkey"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "groveler"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"word": "groveller"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "hanger-on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "kiss-ass"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "lackey"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "lickspittle"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "lick-platter"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "lickpot"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "minion"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "people pleaser"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "pickthank"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "schmoozer"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"tags": [
"Internet",
"slang"
],
"word": "simp"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "suck up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "sycophant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "throne sniffer"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "toadeater"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "toady"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sycophant",
"word": "white knight"
}
],
"tags": [
"US",
"derogatory"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbutˌlɪk/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "bootlick"
}
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