brownnose
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "brown-nose."
brownnose(
braun
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nos
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (to suck up to)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. lamer el culo (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Sandro is constantly brownnosing Kim because he wants the big promotion.Sandro le está lamiendo el culo constantemente a Kim porque quiere el gran ascenso.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (obsequious person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el lameculos (M), la lameculos (F) (vulgar)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
No one likes a brownnose, Charlie; I'm pretty sure our boss can sharpen his own pencils.A nadie le gusta un lameculos, Charlie; me parece que nuestro jefe es capaz de sacarle punta a sus propios lápices.
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