BOOTLICKING

• (adj.) attempting to win favor by flattery

  synonyms : fawning , sycophantic , toadyish

  ...you are being a toady to Yuvraj. -added by shivraj

• (adj.) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

  synonyms : fawning , obsequious , sycophantic , toadyish

  He is nothing but an obsequious social climber! -added by naila_inlas

  ...the courtiers who had once flattered and fawned on him. -added by shivraj

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