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Synonyms for brownnose

or brown-nose
verb
(Informal)

To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:

bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle. (Informal) apple-polish, cotton. (Slang) suck up. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over

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