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Adjective: bootlicking  'boot,li-king
Usage: informal
  1. Attempting to win favour from influential people by flattery
    "His bootlicking behaviour disgusted his colleagues";
    - fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish
Verb: bootlick  'boot,lik
Usage: informal
  1. Attempt to gain favour through obsequious behaviour or flattery
    "He bootlicked his way into the manager's good graces";
    - fawn, toady, truckle, kowtow, kotow, suck up [informal], smoodge [Austral, informal]

See also: insincere

Type of: blandish, flatter