brown noser

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant. idiomatic
    — “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.”

词形变化

brown nosers plural brown-noser alternative brownnoser alternative

词源

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