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Definition of arse-licking in English: arse-lickingnoun mass nounBritish vulgar slang The use of flattery or other obsequious behaviour in order to gain favour. that minister got his job from arse-licking Synonyms obsequiousness, sycophancy, excessive deference, subservience, submissiveness, fawning, toadyism, toadying, grovelling, cringing, unctuousness, oiliness, abjectness, abjection, cravenness, slavishness, humility, self-abasement
Derivatives nounˈɑːslɪkəˈɑrsˌlɪkər British vulgar slang A person who behaves obsequiously in order to gain favour.
Definition of arse-licking in US English: arse-lickingnoun British vulgar slang The use of flattery or other obsequious behavior in order to gain favor. that minister got his job from arse-licking Synonyms obsequiousness, sycophancy, excessive deference, subservience, submissiveness, fawning, toadyism, toadying, grovelling, cringing, unctuousness, oiliness, abjectness, abjection, cravenness, slavishness, humility, self-abasement |