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sycophant in Tagalog

sipsip

/ˈsɪkəfænt/

sycophant in Tagalog: sipsip. In English, sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

Tagalog words for sycophant

one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another person
sipsip

English meaning of sycophant

  1. noun One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
  2. noun One who seeks to gain through the powerful and influential.
  3. noun An informer; a talebearer.
  4. verb To inform against; hence, to calumniate.

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Questions about sycophant in Tagalog

What is the meaning of sycophant in Tagalog?
Sycophant in Tagalog is sipsip.
Ano ang sycophant sa Tagalog?
Sycophant: sipsip.
What does sycophant mean in English?
Sycophant means one who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

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