ass-licker
nounEtymology Said because the ass is considered vulgar and being willing to kiss another's is considered a sign of submission and patronage.
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US, Figuratively, Slang, Vulgar Someone who succumbs to authority, someone who excessively flatters or submits to authority figures in order to gain favor or secure a reward.
- If they’re to make anything of themselves, they must instead become ass-lickers, lap dogs and sycophants.2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:
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US, Broadly, Figuratively, Slang, Vulgar Any contemptible person.