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arselick

arselick verb: to act in a sycophantic or obsequious manner.

Verb

arselick (third-person singular simple present arselicks, present participle arselicking, simple past and past participle arselicked)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) To act in a sycophantic or obsequious manner.
    Synonyms:
    suck up

Synonyms of arselick

Forms of arselick

third-person singular presentarselicks
present participlearselicking
past participlearselicked
pastarselicked

Origin of arselick

Back-formation from arse-licker.

Questions about arselick

What does arselick mean?
Arselick means to act in a sycophantic or obsequious manner.
What part of speech is arselick?
Arselick is a verb.
What is the past tense of arselick?
The past tense of arselick is arselicked.

Words near arselick in the dictionary

  1. arseholery
  2. arseholes
  3. arseholic
  4. arsehood
  5. arseless
  6. arselick
  7. arselicked
  8. arselicker
  9. arselickers
  10. arselicking
  11. arselicks

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