brown noser
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[edit] Etymology
A metaphorical image that when kissing the arse of a person, one's nose is liable to be covered in feces.
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[edit] Noun
brown noser (plural brown nosers)
- (idiomatic) One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
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- See also Wikisaurus:sycophant
