suck-up

See also: suckup and suck up

English

Alternative forms

• suckup

Etymology

Deverbal from suck up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌkˌʌp/

Noun

suck-up (plural suck-ups)

1. (informal, derogatory) A person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser.

   Synonyms: brown-noser, teacher's pet, goody-two-shoes, kiss-up

   • 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 139:

     Dulcie was already holding Lidiaʼs hand, and she didnʼt even know her! What a suck-up.

Anagrams

• upsuck