lickspittle
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɪkˌspɪtəl/
- Offensive
- North Dakota still suffers from an acute infestation of low-information voters, but the election of Heidi shows the people of North Dakota are willing to stand up against the lickspittles of greed like Rick Berg.
- lickspittle toady
Examples
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I'm Lickspittle, the nobleman... and I serve the queen.
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Madam, you are being heinously bamboozled by these lickspittle toadies you surround yourselves with.
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"What was that, sir?" "I said, 'I never dealt before with such a lickspittle.'"
Fiction book (2001) -
You're not in charge now, Alfrid Lickspittle.
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The students called him a lickspittle because he always agreed with the principal, hoping to earn a good grade.
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As a lickspittle, he never expressed his true opinions in meetings, always deferring to his boss.
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Those who acted like lickspittles in the office were often overlooked for promotions due to their lack of authenticity.
Synonyms
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8.4
A person who says nice things to a powerful person to get something for themselves
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9.3
A person who praises someone important to get favors
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4.2
A person who gives fake praise to get someone's favor
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9.9
A person who flatters someone in charge to get favors
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8.3
A person who praises someone in charge too much to gain favor
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9.6
A person who flatters someone in power to get favors
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8.7
A person who flatters someone in power to get favours
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9.9
A person who praises a boss to get a favor
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7.7
A person who praises someone in power to get an advantage
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9.9
A person who flatters people in charge to gain favor
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7.7
A person who behaves very humbly to please others or avoid trouble
A person at work who praises their boss too much to get favors
A person who praises someone in power to get advantages
A person who gives too many compliments to gain favor
Antonyms
How Servile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lickspittle comes from the plain words lick and spittle ('spit' or 'saliva'), giving the rude picture of a person who would lick another's spit to win favour. So a lickspittle (the noun) is someone who flatters and acts very humble to gain favour from those above them.