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brown-nose



Pronunciation: (broun'nōz"), [key]
—v., -nosed, -nos•ing,
—n. Slang.

—v.i.
to curry favor; behave obsequiously.

—v.t.
to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over.

—n.
Also,brown'-nos"er.a toady; sycophant. Cf. ass-kissing.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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