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  • brown-nose — vb, n to flatter, behave sycophantically (towards), or a flatterer or sycophant. A vulgarism common in all English speak ing countries at least since World War II. Brown noser is an alternative ver sion of the noun form. From the image of kissing …   Contemporary slang

  • brown-nose — (v.) also brownnose, 1939, American English colloquial, said to be military slang originally, from BROWN (Cf. brown) + NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.), from the implication that servility is tantamount to having one s nose in the anus of the person from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • brown-nose — brown ,nose verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to try very hard to please someone important or powerful, for example by agreeing with them all the time, in a way that annoys other people: He had just brown nosed his way to the top. ╾ brown …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • brown-nose — ☆ brown nose [broun′nōz΄ ] vt., vi. brown nosed, brown nosing [from the image of currying favor by kissing someone s buttocks] Slang to seek favor or approval from (someone) by obsequious behavior; fawn (on) n. Slang one who brown noses: also… …   English World dictionary

  • brown-nose — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑butter up • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot brown nose Sue * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • brown-nose —    to flatter    Not from exposure to the sun but from the figurative proximity of your proboscis to the anal area of the object of your sycophancy:     Hungerford you missed the beginning but this is a course you can t fail so there is no need… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • brown-nose — 1. AND brownie; brown noser n. a sycophant; one who flatters for self serving motives. □ You are just a plain old brown nose. □ That brown noser actually gave the boss a bottle of wine for her birthday. 2. tv. & in. to curry favor with someone;… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • brown-nose — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms brown nose : present tense I/you/we/they brown nose he/she/it brown noses present participle brown nosing past tense brown nosed past participle brown nosed informal, showing disapproval to try… …   English dictionary

  • brown-nose — I n A toady, teacher s pet. The creepy brown nose is the teacher s pet. 1950s II v To toady. He gets low grades even though he brown nosesevery teacher in school. 1950s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • brown-nose — informal to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant. The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown nose …   New idioms dictionary

  • brown nose — [B] try to please the manager, suck up to    Some guys brown nose their way to success. But is it success? …   English idioms

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