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arselicking

arselicking is the present participle and gerund of arselick.

Meaning of arselick

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

Questions about arselicking

What is arselicking the present participle and gerund of?
Arselicking is the present participle and gerund of arselick.

Words near arselicking in the dictionary

  1. arseless
  2. arselick
  3. arselicked
  4. arselicker
  5. arselickers
  6. arselicking
  7. arselicks
  8. arseling
  9. arselings
  10. arseload
  11. arseloads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arselicking (page history and authors); arselick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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