ass-kissing

English

"Idol-Worship, or, The Way to Preferment" (1740)

Noun

ass-kissing (countable and uncountable, plural ass-kissings)

1. (informal, vulgar) The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.

   Synonyms: ass-licking, kiss-assing; see also Thesaurus:flattery

Related terms

• ass-kisser
• ass-kissery

 

Translations

practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior

• Czech: prdelolezectví n
• French: lèche (fr) f, cirage de pompes (fr) m
• German: Arschkriecherei (de) f

Adjective

ass-kissing (comparative more ass-kissing, superlative most ass-kissing)

1. (informal, vulgar) Obsequious, sycophantic.
   • 1998, Dan Fante, 'Chump Change' (novel), Chapter 14, at p.122-123 (Rebel Inc. 1999 UK paperback edition):

     Morgan Berkhardt finished reading my application and saw me watching the video. "Impressive marketing concept, isn't it, Mr Dante?"
     "Right! Imaginative too," I heard my ass-kissing mouth reply.