arse-lickingn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːsˌlɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɑrsˌlɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arse n., licking n.

Etymology: < arse n. + licking n. Compare later arse-lick v., to lick (a person's) arse at lick v. Phrases 2. Compare also earlier bootlicking n. and adj. at bootlick v. and n. Derivatives.

coarse slang.The form arse-licking is now rare in North America, where ass-licking n. is the usual form.

Excessive or insincere flattery, esp. when intended to gain favour or advancement; toadying. Cf. arse-kissing n..

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun]

fawninga1350

adulationc1400

papelardya1425

papelardrya1500

captation1523

clawing1548

insinuation1553

curry-favour1581

man-pleasing1588

courting1607

men-pleasing1615

supparasitation1620

sycophantizing1640

assiduity1641

ingratiating1642

licking1648

man-pleasance1656

sycophancy1657

fawnery1661

sycophantrya1677

nutting1789

tuft-hunting1789

cultivation1793

huggery1804

ingratiation1815

sycophantism1821

lickspittling1839

toadyship1839

toadyism1840

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

arse-licking1912

lickspittle1914

apple-polishing1926

pot-licking1929

brown-nosing1934

ass-kissing1936

arse-kissing1937

ass-licking1946

sucking-up1946

bum-sucking1949

love bomb1975

love-bombing1976

1912 D. H. Lawrence in F. Lawrence Mem. & Corr. (1961) 189 [Written in D. H. Lawrence's hand over a flattering letter] Arse-licking.

1958 P. Scott Mark of Warrior i. 30 I can't go up and say Were you my brother's C.O.?..it'd look like arse-licking.

1993 H. N. Thomas Spirits in Dark (1994) xiv. 165 That same minister..got his job from arse-licking anyway.

2013 Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. (T2 section) 4 What you say implies a certain amount of kowtowing and arse-licking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

arse-lickingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːsˌlɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɑrsˌlɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arse-lick v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < arse-lick v. + -ing suffix², probably after to lick (a person's) arse at lick v. Phrases 2 (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare earlier ass-licking adj. and bootlicking n. and adj. at bootlick v. and n. Derivatives. Compare also earlier arse-licking n.

coarse slang.The form arse-licking is now rare in North America, where ass-licking adj. is the usual form.

That flatters another person excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective]

fikingc1230

papelarda1500

gnathonical1540

clawing1574

pickthank1575

slavering1575

claw-back1577

courting1580

fawning1585

adulatory1587

insinuating1592

insinuative1592

scraping1599

adulatorious1612

men-pleasing1615

pickthanking1621

sycophantical1632

gnathonic1637

insinuanta1639

sycophantizing1640

ingratiating1642

led1672

sycophanting1674

sycophantly1680

sycophanta1684

sycophantica1698

pickthankly1702

assiduous1725

foot-licking1786

tuft-hunting1789

sycophantish1821

favour-currying1831

bootlicking1849

toadying1863

creepy-crawly1890

slauming1904

toadyish1909

ass-licking1940

ass-kissing1942

brown-nosing1946

arse-licking1950

sucky1991

1950 F. Feikema Brother ii. 276 The double-paid maids and the spying footmen and the prying arse-licking butlers.

1988 Spectator 9 Apr. 40/3 Her style has been described as sycophantic at best, arse-licking at worst.

2008 A. Crumey Sputnik Caledonia iii. vii. 491 The arse-licking toady free-lunched his way from Trotskyite shop steward to respectable school inspector.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arse-licking
释义	arse-lickingn. Brit. /ˈɑːsˌlɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑrsˌlɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: arse n., licking n. Etymology: < arse n. + licking n. Compare later arse-lick v., to lick (a person's) arse at lick v. Phrases 2. Compare also earlier bootlicking n. and adj. at bootlick v. and n. Derivatives. coarse slang.The form arse-licking is now rare in North America, where ass-licking n. is the usual form. Excessive or insincere flattery, esp. when intended to gain favour or advancement; toadying. Cf. arse-kissing n.. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1912 D. H. Lawrence in F. Lawrence Mem. & Corr. (1961) 189 [Written in D. H. Lawrence's hand over a flattering letter] Arse-licking. 1958 P. Scott Mark of Warrior i. 30 I can't go up and say Were you my brother's C.O.?..it'd look like arse-licking. 1993 H. N. Thomas Spirits in Dark (1994) xiv. 165 That same minister..got his job from arse-licking anyway. 2013 Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. (T2 section) 4 What you say implies a certain amount of kowtowing and arse-licking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). arse-lickingadj. Brit. /ˈɑːsˌlɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɑrsˌlɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arse-lick v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < arse-lick v. + -ing suffix², probably after to lick (a person's) arse at lick v. Phrases 2 (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare earlier ass-licking adj. and bootlicking n. and adj. at bootlick v. and n. Derivatives. Compare also earlier arse-licking n. coarse slang.The form arse-licking is now rare in North America, where ass-licking adj. is the usual form. That flatters another person excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] fikingc1230 papelarda1500 gnathonical1540 clawing1574 pickthank1575 slavering1575 claw-back1577 courting1580 fawning1585 adulatory1587 insinuating1592 insinuative1592 scraping1599 adulatorious1612 men-pleasing1615 pickthanking1621 sycophantical1632 gnathonic1637 insinuanta1639 sycophantizing1640 ingratiating1642 led1672 sycophanting1674 sycophantly1680 sycophanta1684 sycophantica1698 pickthankly1702 assiduous1725 foot-licking1786 tuft-hunting1789 sycophantish1821 favour-currying1831 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 creepy-crawly1890 slauming1904 toadyish1909 ass-licking1940 ass-kissing1942 brown-nosing1946 arse-licking1950 sucky1991 1950 F. Feikema Brother ii. 276 The double-paid maids and the spying footmen and the prying arse-licking butlers. 1988 Spectator 9 Apr. 40/3 Her style has been described as sycophantic at best, arse-licking at worst. 2008 A. Crumey Sputnik Caledonia iii. vii. 491 The arse-licking toady free-lunched his way from Trotskyite shop steward to respectable school inspector. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1912adj.1950
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