brown noser vs lickspittle

brown noser

noun
  • One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant. 

lickspittle

noun
  • The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain. 

  • A fawning toady; a base sycophant. 

verb
  • To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone). 

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