bootlicking

Plural: bootlickings

Verb

• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
• present participle and gerund of bootlick

Adjective Satellite

• attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
• attempting to win favor by flattery

Noun

• Obsequious or servile behaviour.
• The act of licking someone's boot, typically as a BDSM activity.

Synonyms

bootlick, fawn, fawning, kotow, kowtow, obsequious, suck up, sycophantic, toady, toadyish, truckle

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