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lickspittle
lick·spit·tle
/
ˈlɪkˌspɪt
l
/
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lik
-spit-l
]
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noun
a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
Also,
lick·spit.
Origin:
1620–30;
lick
+
spittle
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lickspittle
(ˈlɪkˌspɪt
ə
l)
—
n
a flattering or servile person
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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