SINCE 1828
bootlick
verb
boot·lick
| \ ˈbüt-ˌlik
\
\
bootlicked;
bootlicking;
bootlicks
Definition of bootlick
: to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner
: to act obsequiously
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Synonyms
apple-polish, fawn, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), toady, truckle
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