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brown noser

brown noser noun: one who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

Noun

brown noser (plural brown nosers)

  1. (idiomatic) One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.
    • “Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.”2021 September 16, John Cochran, “The Spy Humongous” (4:58 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 2, episode 6, spoken by Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome)
    • “W-wait, why isn't Gumball in here with us?” [Laszlo chuckles] “Because Guillermo is the only one out of all of you that has ever shown me any kindness.” “[coughs] Brownnoser.” “And yet you all treat him so shabbily that even after all this time of waiting to become one of you... he's force to give...2023 August 31, William Meny & Paul Simms, “A Weekend at Morrigan Manor” (19:48 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 9, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch)
    Synonyms:
    brown-nose

brown noser meaning in Tamil

brown noser in Tamil

முகத்துதி செய்பவன், அடிவருடி

Synonyms of brown noser

Forms of brown noser

pluralbrown nosers
alternative formbrown-noser
alternative formbrownnoser

Origin of brown noser

A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

Questions about brown noser

What does brown noser mean?
Brown noser means one who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.
What is brown noser in Tamil?
Brown noser in Tamil is முகத்துதி செய்பவன், அடிவருடி. See Brown noser meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brown noser?
Brown noser is a noun.
What is the plural of brown noser?
The plural of brown noser is brown nosers.

Words near brown noser in the dictionary

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  2. brown mint
  3. brown mints
  4. brown mustard
  5. brown noise
  6. brown noser
  7. brown nosers
  8. brown note
  9. brown notes
  10. brown ocean effect
  11. brown ochre

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