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Definition of Bootlicking
1. Adjective. Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.
Similar to: Insincere
Derivative terms: Obsequiousness, Sycophant
2. Adjective. Attempting to win favor by flattery.
Definition of Bootlicking
1. Verb. (present participle of bootlick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bootlicking
1. bootlick [v] - See also: bootlick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bootlicking
Literary usage of Bootlicking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Current History and Modern Culture by Preservation Office, Cleveland Public Library (1895)
"... Mr. Bailey Martin tells the story of his life at a boys' school in Eng land,
of his working his way by scheming and bootlicking into the good graces of ..."
2. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1856)
"... and that is known as bootlicking ; a reproach, I am sorry to say, too
indiscriminately applied." At Yale, and other colleges, a tutor or any other ..."
3. Race Distinctions in American Law by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson (1910)
"If he keep his soul well equipoised and act gently and manfully—not bootlicking,
but seeking the peace of the city wherein he dwelleth, as Jeremiah advised ..."
4. Efficiency in City Government by Clyde Lyndon King (1912)
"bootlicking is still expected by many public officeholders, although private
business has long ago learned that conferences with employees, participation in ..."
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