as in fussed
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior
the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead
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Others might tell you that hosting an awards show is a thankless gig, but Bargatze doesn’t seem fussed.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The woman explained in a post on Mumsnet that her fiancé isn’t fussed about having a big wedding as he’s been married before.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Especially Jeanie, who remembered how her father, Jerry Buss, had fawned over Davis during Davis’s Kentucky days.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But while almost every facet of TSITP is being fawned over in Reddit threads, Instagram posts, and viral TikTok videos (the soundtrack!—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Santosh debuted in the Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes in 2024 and was submitted as the UK’s entry for the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The fee is charged when parole is granted, not when a request for parole is submitted, according to DHS.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bootlicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlicked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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