brown noser

EtymologyEdit

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

Alternative formsEdit

• brown-noser
• brownnoser

NounEdit

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, ass-kisser, sycophant.

SynonymsEdit

• brown-nose
• See also Wikisaurus:sycophant

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