EnglishEdit
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
NounEdit
brown noser (plural brown nosers)
- (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
TranslationsEdit
one who brownnoses
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