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  • 71brown-nose — I n A toady, teacher s pet. The creepy brown nose is the teacher s pet. 1950s II v To toady. He gets low grades even though he brown nosesevery teacher in school. 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 72fawn — vb Fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower are comparable when they mean to act or behave with abjectness in the presence of a superior. Fawn implies a courting of favor by such acts of a sycophant as servile flattery and exaggerated deference {they… …

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  • 73bow — I v 1. kneel before, salaam, genuflect, curtsey, nod, bob; prostrate oneself, fall on one s knees, lie prone, throw oneself at the feet of; bend the knee to, bend to, humble oneself to, defer to, stoop, get down. 2. bow and scrape grovel, truckle …

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  • 74cringe — v 1. cower, shrink, quail, blench, flinch, wince, start, recoil, shy, Inf. funk, Sl. mooch; shake, tremble, quiver, Inf. shake in one s boots or shoes, kowtow, bow, bow before, bow to, bow and scrape, bend, bend before, stoop, squat, crouch,… …

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  • 75fawn — v kowtow, bow, bow before, bow and scrape, stoop, crouch; kneel, fall on one s knees, fall at the feet of, prostrate oneself; grovel, crawl, creep, creep before, slither, Sl.Tom; cringe, cower, squirm; toady, toady to, truckle, truckle to,… …

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  • 76flunky — n 1. lackey, servant, male servant, valet, butler, gentleman, manservant, Archaic. varlet; footman, Fr. valet de pied. groom, equerry, livery, servitor, retainer, yeoman; footboy, boy, page, bellboy, Brit. boots, Brit. buttons; menial, Inf. gofer …

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  • 77grovel — v 1. kowtow, bow, bow before, bow to, bow and scrape, bend, bend before, stoop, squat, crouch, slouch, hunch; cringe, cower, squirm; whine, whimper, snivel; lick [s.o. s] shoes, lick or kiss [s.o. s] feet, kiss the hem of [s.o. s] garment, Inf.… …

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  • 78ingratiate — v 1. get on the good or right side of, Inf. rub the right way, worm or work oneself in, Inf. get in with, Inf. get cozy or tight with; gain influence, win friends and influence people. 2. flatter, wheedle, cajole, blandish, Inf. soft soap, Inf.… …

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  • 79kowtow — v 1. bow, kneel before, salaam, genuflect; prostrate oneself, fall on one s knees, lie prone, throw oneself at the feet of; humble oneself to, defer to, stoop, get down. 2. bow and scrape, grovel, truckle to, fawn; lickspittle, lick [s.o. s]… …

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  • 80pander — n 1. panderer, pimp, procurer, whoremonger, Sl. flesh peddler, Sl. hustler, U.S. Sl. sweet man, Fr. maquereau; white slaver, smuggler, runner; go between, intermediary, middleman, agent, solicitor; purveyor, supplier, provider, furnisher;… …

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