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arse-licker, n. slang (orig. and chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˈɑːsˌlɪkə|, U.S. |ˈæsˌlɪkər|, |ˈɑrsˌlɪkər|
[‹ arse n. + licker n. Compare earlier arse-lick v.]
A person who behaves obsequiously in order to gain or retain favour; a sycophant, a toady. Cf. ass-licker n. at ass n.2 Compounds.
1951G. Hopkins tr. F. Mauriac Frontenac Mystery xiv. 115 It was a black shame..those as understood your kind thought being called scabs and arselickers and other things as respect for good manners wont let me write on paper. a1965S. Thompson Over Bridge (1970) i. iii. 71 Nellie. He can't help it if he happens to be a good tradesman. Rabbie. A good arse licker, you mean. 1971Frendz 21 May 7/4 Maybe we should have been talking with Henry Ford rather than this professional arse-licker. 1994B. Anderson All Nice Girls xi. 204 He had never liked the man: white eyelashes and an arse-licker to boot. |