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Definition of Bootlick
1. Verb. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering. "Sam and Sue bootlick"; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Generic synonyms: Blandish, Flatter
Specialized synonyms: Court Favor, Court Favour, Curry Favor, Curry Favour
Derivative terms: Bootlicker, Fawner, Kotow, Kowtow, Toady, Truckler, Truckling
Definition of Bootlick
1. n. A toady.
Definition of Bootlick
1. Verb. (transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bootlick
1. to flatter servilely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bootlick
Literary usage of Bootlick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1859)
"bootlick. To fawn upon ; to court favor. Scorns the acquaintance of those he
deems beneath him; refuses to bootlick men for their votes. ..."
2. Williams Literary Monthly by Williams College (1901)
"bootlick? Guess again. He's trying to become acquainted with the men on the ...
I guess I '11 have to try a bootlick just once more, and if I flunk, why, ..."
3. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"J BOOKSTORE, 1796. BOOM—Sudden increase in popularity. BOOST—To lift from below,
1825. BOOT—To kick, B. bootlick—Toady, B. BORNING GROUND—Native soil, ..."
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