ass lickers
Servile praise-givers
Ass lickers are people who flatter or fawn over someone in authority, hoping to gain favor through obsequious behavior rather than merit.
The term is crude and contemptuous: The boss surrounded himself with ass lickers who agreed with everything he said.
Also spelled as one word.
See also ass-kisser, brown-noser.
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
- sycophantsServile self-seeking flatterers
- toadiesServile flatterers seeking favor
- bootlickersServile seekers of favor
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Armed opposition fighters
dissidents · nonconformists · iconoclasts · mavericks · truth-tellers
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