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Verb: brown-nose  'brawn,nowz
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Flatter with the intention of getting something
    "I could never brown-nose my boss like that";
    - butter up [informal]

Derived forms: brown-nosed, brown-nosing, brown-noses

Type of: blandish, flatter