Bootlicker
to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
to be a toady.
Historical Examples
The Cruise of the Dry Dock T. S. Stribling
In the Heart of a Fool William Allen White
verb
(informal) to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
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- Bootlicking
to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to. to be a toady. verb (informal) to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
- Bootloader
noun (computing) a bootstrap loader See bootstrap (sense 4)
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- Boots
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. Chiefly British. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. an overshoe, especially one of rubber or other waterproof material. an instrument […]
- Boots-and-all
adverb making every effort; with no holds barred adjective (boots-and-all when prenominal) behaving or conducted in such a manner