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单词 lickspittle
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lickspittle

[ lik-spit-l ]
/ ˈlɪkˌspɪt l /
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noun

a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
Also Archaic, lick·spit [lik-spit] /ˈlɪkˌspɪt/ .

Origin of lickspittle

First recorded in 1620–30; lick + spittle

Words nearby lickspittle

lick into shape, Lick Observatory, lick one's chops, lick one's wounds, lick someone's boots, lickspittle, lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid
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Example sentences from the Web for lickspittle

  • You get up right after midnight to practice being a lickspittle and a trimmer!

    Such is Life|Frank Wedekind

British Dictionary definitions for lickspittle

lickspittle
/ (ˈlɪkˌspɪtəl) /

noun

a flattering or servile person
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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