brown-nose
[ broun-nohz ]
/ ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz /
verb (used without object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.
to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
verb (used with object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.
to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over.
noun
Also brown-nos·er.
a toady; sycophant.
Compare
ass-kissing.
Words nearby brown-nose
British Dictionary definitions for brown-nose
brown-nose
/ slang /
verb
to be abjectly subservient (to); curry favour (with)
noun
an abjectly subservient person; sycophant
Word Origin for brown-nose
C20: from the notion that a subservient person kisses the backside of the person with whom he or she is currying favour