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Word: Brown-nose
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from an association of subservience with having one’s nose in the anus of a more powerful person
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbraʊnnəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an extremely obsequious person
Short Definition:extremely obsequious person
Examples:- a little brown-noser who wants to make sure I know he's working on Saturday
Variant Forms:
- brown-noser
Word: Brown-nose
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbraʊnnəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
curry favour with (someone) by acting very obsequiously
Short Definition:curry favour with someone by acting very obsequiously
Examples:- academics were brown-nosing the senior faculty
- if I can't learn to brown-nose, at least I can keep my mouth shut
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