suck-up
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Definition of suck-up
: a person who is ingratiating or fawning a suck-up to the teacher
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Synonyms
apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky (also flunkey), lickspittle, sycophant, toady
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suck-up
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English Language Learners Definition of suck-up
: a person who tries to get the approval of someone in authority by saying and doing helpful and friendly things that are not sincere
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