bootlick
[ boot-lik ]
/ ˈbutˌlɪk /
verb (used with object)
to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
verb (used without object)
to be a toady.
OTHER WORDS FROM bootlick
boot·lick·er, nounWords nearby bootlick
bootle,
bootleg,
bootleg play,
bootlegged,
bootless,
bootlick,
bootloader,
boots,
boots and all,
boots and saddles,
bootstrap
British Dictionary definitions for bootlicking
bootlick
/ (ˈbuːtˌlɪk) /
verb
informal
to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady