kissing ass
Sucking up shamelessly
Kissing ass is flattering or deferring to someone in authority to gain favor—behaving obsequiously rather than honestly.
The image is of degrading submission.
He got promoted by kissing ass, not by working hard.
The noun form is ass-kisser; the adjective is ass-kissing.
Brown-nosing is a slightly milder synonym.
- sycophanticServilely flattering
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- kissing upInsincere flattery for advantage
- flatteringExcessively praising, often insincerely
- ingratiatingSeeking favor through flattery
brown-nosing · brown noser · servile · obsequious · kowtowing · toady · apple-polishing · crawling · sucking up · currying favor · groveling · adulate · extol · praise · laud · lackey · yes-man · fawner
kissing assdefiance
Open resistance to authority
insubordination · rebellion · standing up to · talking back · disrespect
kissing assdefiance
Open resistance to authority
insubordination · talking back · standing up to · rebelling · disrespecting