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ASS-KISSER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ass-kisser mean?
• ASS-KISSER (noun)
The noun ASS-KISSER has 1 sense:
1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Familiarity information: ASS-KISSER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady
Hypernyms ("ass-kisser" is a kind of...):
adulator; flatterer (a person who uses flattery)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ass-kisser"):
apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)
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