bootlick
nounEtymology From boot + lick.
1
US, Derogatory A toady or sycophant.
- the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty1838, Oasis: An Anthology to Divert an Idle Hour:
bootlick
verbUS /ˈbutˌlɪk/
Etymology From boot + lick.
1
Derogatory To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
- He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick.2003, Todd DePastino, Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America, page 81:
2
Derogatory To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
- Derived terms
- bootlicky
- Related terms
- bootlicker