lèche-bottes

French

Etymology

lécher +‎ botte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛʃ.bɔt/

Noun

lèche-bottes m or f (plural lèche-bottes)

1. brown noser (one who brownnoses)

   Synonym: (vulgar) lèche-cul

Further reading

• “lèche-bottes”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.