"kiss-up" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal of kiss up.",
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      "form": "kiss-ups",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "Joe got that promotion because he was a kiss-up, not because he knew the job.",
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        "One who flatters a supervisor, or superior, in order to get special attention"
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        "(colloquial) One who flatters a supervisor, or superior, in order to get special attention"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kiss up to"
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  "word": "kiss-up"
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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal of kiss up.",
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      "form": "kiss-ups",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "kiss up to"
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