Brown-nose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.
  1. to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
verb (used with object), brown-nosed, brown-nos·ing.
  1. to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over.
noun
  1. a toady; sycophant.
noun
  1. a form of light sensitization in cattle
verb
  1. to be abjectly subservient (to); curry favour (with)
noun
  1. an abjectly subservient person; sycophant
Brown-nose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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