lèche-bottes

French

Etymology

From lécher +‎ botte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛʃ.bɔt/

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Noun

lèche-bottes m or f by sense (plural lèche-bottes)

1. bootlicker, brown noser (one who brownnoses)

   Synonym: (vulgar) lèche-cul

Further reading

• “lèche-bottes”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.