boot lickとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbutˌlɪk/

動詞

bootlick (third-person singular simple present bootlicks, present participle bootlicking, simple past and past participle bootlicked)

1. (transitive, derogatory) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.

   Synonyms: brownnose, butter up, kiss up; see also Thesaurus:suck up

   • 2003, Todd DePastino, Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America, page 81:

     He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.

2. (intransitive, derogatory) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.

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名詞

bootlick (plural bootlicks)

1. (US, derogatory) A toady or sycophant.

   Synonyms: buttlicker, lickpot; see also Thesaurus:sycophant

   • 1838, Oasis: An Anthology to Divert an Idle Hour:

     the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty