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bootlick
[
boot
-lik
]
boot·lick
/
ˈbutˌlɪk
/
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verb (used with object)
1.
to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be a toady.
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to spend time idly; loaf.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
1835–45,
Americanism
;
boot
1
+
lick
Related forms
boot·lick·er,
noun
Synonyms
1, 2.
flatter, fawn; apple-polish.
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bootlick
(ˈbuːtˌlɪk)
—
vb
informal
to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
'bootlicker
—
n
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