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ASS-KISSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ass-kisser mean? 

ASS-KISSER (noun)
  The noun ASS-KISSER has 1 sense:

1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantageplay

  Familiarity information: ASS-KISSER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASS-KISSER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ass-kisser; crawler; lackey; sycophant; toady

Hypernyms ("ass-kisser" is a kind of...):

adulator; flatterer (a person who uses flattery)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ass-kisser"):

apple polisher; bootlicker; fawner; groveler; groveller; truckler (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)

goody-goody (a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)


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