Meaning of earbanger | Babel Free

Definitions

An obsequious member of the military who attempts to curry favor with superiors.

US, derogatory, slang

Examples

“He also knows that he has a tendency towards being overweight and watches his diet carefully, and he can tell⟳ you everything there is to know⟳ about every man in his platoon. Yet, more than once, I've read⟳ him off for being partial to a couple of obvious earbangers, and the simplest problem can make⟳ him indecisive.”

“In fact, the platoon sergeant was very smart, but he was loath to show⟳ it off, especially in front of superiors, who were prone to label⟳ even junior staff noncoms who talked to them too much as “earbangers,” a blunt, unflattering nautical term for ass kisser.”

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