throne sniffer

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Noun

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throne sniffer (plural throne sniffers)

  1. (derogatory) A person who is servile to the point of self-degradation.
    • 2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation[1], retrieved 1 June 2022:
      She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin []

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  • “Mulvaney is a throne-sniffer and fly eater - Paul Begala (w/bonus Dracula 1931 Renfield scene)”, in Daily Kos[2], 2022 June 1 (last accessed)