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Synonyms of kiss someone's ass

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Another word for kiss someone's ass is brownnose. Other synonyms of kiss someone's ass are kiss someone's ring, lick someone's ass, apple-polish, bootlick and bow and scrape.

Synonyms and similar words for kiss someone's ass

verbTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every...

  • brownnoseTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
  • kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.
  • lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
  • apple-polish USTo attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.
  • bootlickTo seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
  • bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
  • butter upTo flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
  • dickride vulgarTo behave in a submissive, subservient, or overflattering manner toward.
  • duchess AustraliaTo court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
  • fawnTo seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.
  • fawn overTo praise excessively in order to get a favor.
  • fellate figuratively, vulgarTo suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.
  • flannelTo flatter; to suck up to.
  • honey around figurativelyTo cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
  • kiss upTo pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
  • kowtow figuratively
  • lick someone's balls vulgarTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.
  • overflatterTo flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
  • overpraiseTo do so toward a person.
  • overrateTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  • suck upTo absorb (fluid).
  • toadyTo behave like a toady (toward someone).
  • honey up dated, figurativelyTo cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).

Meaning of kiss someone's ass

  1. verb To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.

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Questions about synonyms of kiss someone's ass

What is another word for kiss someone's ass?
Kiss someone's ass has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brownnose, kiss someone's ring, lick someone's ass, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, butter up and dickride.
What does kiss someone's ass mean?
Kiss someone's ass means to flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion to gain their favor.

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