bum-suckv.¹

Brit.

/ˈbʌmˌsʌk/, U.S.

/ˈbəmˌsək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.¹, suck v.

Etymology: < bum n.¹ + suck v., after bum-sucker n.

slang (chiefly British). derogatory.

1. transitive. To behave obsequiously towards; to curry favour with. Cf. arse-lick v. 1, ass-lick v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)]

flatter1340

to claw the back ofc1394

to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422

clawc1425

to claw by the sleeve1509

to claw by the backa1542

fawna1568

to make or pay (one's) court to1590

adulate1612

hug1622

sycophant1637

to make up to1701

to whip it in with1702

cultivate1706

incense1708

to wheedle in with1726

to grandfather up1747

slaver1794

toad1802

to play up to ——1809

nut1819

toady1827

bootlick1846

to suck up to1860

lickspittle1886

jolly1890

bum-suck1918

arse-lick1919

to cosy up to1937

brown-nose1948

ass-kiss1951

ass-lick1962

love-bomb1976

1918 M. Norman Diary 21 Mar. in A. Boyle Montagu Norman (1967) v. 123 Eulogizing the bankers, bum-sucking the press.

1975 A. Bleasdale Scully 45 In school if you bumsuck the teachers they give you another couple of years and stick you in the sixth form. No thanks.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. v. 175 Had he taken leave of his sense? Visit MPs? Surely he wouldn't want to be bum-sucking that lot?

2. intransitive. To behave obsequiously towards someone important or in authority, typically in order to gain favour or personal advantage. Also with up (cf. to suck up to at suck v. Phrasal verbs 2), and frequently with to. Cf. arse-lick v. 2, ass-lick v. 1, bum-sucker n.

ΘΚΠ

fain?c1225

fawnc1325

to make placebo1340

fagea1382

curryc1400

to curry favela1420

to claw (a person's) toea1500

to curry favour?1518

to be at the school of placebo1554

to play (with) placebo1583

insinuatea1593

wriggle1601

lick1602

sycophantize1605

gnathonize1619

pickthank1621

supparasitate1623

ingratiate1647

slaver1730

toad-eat1766

slaum1787

to eat (any one's) toads1788

toad1802

bootlick1846

toady1861

to suck in1899

smoodge1906

smarm1911

arse-lick1928

bum-suck1930

to suck round1931

ass-lick1937

brown-nose1939

suck-hole1961

weasel1980

1930 E. Raymond Jesting Army 208 He offered their services as stretcher-bearers—or as batmen to their colonels—batmen, he added caustically, who would bumsuck with the best.

1953 D. Parry Going up—Going Down iv. 132 He crawls round bum-sucking to the Press.

1960 L. Cooper Accomplices iii. i. 151 He bumsucked to all the rich men.

2008 J. Burchill in J. Burchill & C. Newkey-Burden Not in my Name 162 This can be anything from the council voting to ban plastic bags..to the local Green party shamelessly bum-sucking up to thousands of Poles.

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

单词	bum-suck
释义	bum-suckv.¹ Brit. /ˈbʌmˌsʌk/, U.S. /ˈbəmˌsək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bum n.¹, suck v. Etymology: < bum n.¹ + suck v., after bum-sucker n. slang (chiefly British). derogatory. 1. transitive. To behave obsequiously towards; to curry favour with. Cf. arse-lick v. 1, ass-lick v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] flatter1340 to claw the back ofc1394 to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422 clawc1425 to claw by the sleeve1509 to claw by the backa1542 fawna1568 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 adulate1612 hug1622 sycophant1637 to make up to1701 to whip it in with1702 cultivate1706 incense1708 to wheedle in with1726 to grandfather up1747 slaver1794 toad1802 to play up to ——1809 nut1819 toady1827 bootlick1846 to suck up to1860 lickspittle1886 jolly1890 bum-suck1918 arse-lick1919 to cosy up to1937 brown-nose1948 ass-kiss1951 ass-lick1962 love-bomb1976 1918 M. Norman Diary 21 Mar. in A. Boyle Montagu Norman (1967) v. 123 Eulogizing the bankers, bum-sucking the press. 1975 A. Bleasdale Scully 45 In school if you bumsuck the teachers they give you another couple of years and stick you in the sixth form. No thanks. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. v. 175 Had he taken leave of his sense? Visit MPs? Surely he wouldn't want to be bum-sucking that lot? 2. intransitive. To behave obsequiously towards someone important or in authority, typically in order to gain favour or personal advantage. Also with up (cf. to suck up to at suck v. Phrasal verbs 2), and frequently with to. Cf. arse-lick v. 2, ass-lick v. 1, bum-sucker n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour [verb (intransitive)] fain?c1225 fawnc1325 to make placebo1340 fagea1382 curryc1400 to curry favela1420 to claw (a person's) toea1500 to curry favour?1518 to be at the school of placebo1554 to play (with) placebo1583 insinuatea1593 wriggle1601 lick1602 sycophantize1605 gnathonize1619 pickthank1621 supparasitate1623 ingratiate1647 slaver1730 toad-eat1766 slaum1787 to eat (any one's) toads1788 toad1802 bootlick1846 toady1861 to suck in1899 smoodge1906 smarm1911 arse-lick1928 bum-suck1930 to suck round1931 ass-lick1937 brown-nose1939 suck-hole1961 weasel1980 1930 E. Raymond Jesting Army 208 He offered their services as stretcher-bearers—or as batmen to their colonels—batmen, he added caustically, who would bumsuck with the best. 1953 D. Parry Going up—Going Down iv. 132 He crawls round bum-sucking to the Press. 1960 L. Cooper Accomplices iii. i. 151 He bumsucked to all the rich men. 2008 J. Burchill in J. Burchill & C. Newkey-Burden Not in my Name 162 This can be anything from the council voting to ban plastic bags..to the local Green party shamelessly bum-sucking up to thousands of Poles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.¹1918
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