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Meaning of brownnose | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

figuratively

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Azərbaycanca götə girmək sabunluq eləmək

Bosanski dupelizac pereš

Čeština vlezdoprdelista vlezdoprdelka

Deutsch arschkriechen Arschkriecher jemandem in den Arsch kriechen jemandes Speichel lecken Schleimen Schleimer Speichellecker

Ελληνικά κωλογλείφτης σφουγγοκωλάριος

Español adulador adulón arrastrado chupamedias estómago agradecido hacer la pelota lameculos lamer el culo pelota pelotear

Suomi mielistellä ruskeakieli ruskeakielinen

Français cire-pompes cirer les pompes cireur de pompes flagorner lèche-bottes lèche-cul lécher le cul lécher les bottes

Hrvatski dupelizac pereš

Magyar nyál

Bahasa Indonesia penjilat peres

Italiano fare il ruffiano leccaculo leccapiedi leccare i piedi leccare il culo

日本語ごますり太鼓持ち幇間

한국어 빨다

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖား ဖော်လံဖား ဘောမ

Nederlands kontkusser

Polski włazić w dupę

Português lambe-botas puxa-saco

Română lingău pupincurist

Русский жополиз лиза́ть за́дницу лизоблю́д подхали́м

Српски dupelizac pereš

Examples

“A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose" and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."”

“'I know, he's a natural brownnose. I guess he does have some talents.'”

“You don't have to be such a brownnose, at least not to me.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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