bootlicking

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Adjective bootlicking has 1 sense

bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish - attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Antonym: sincere (indirect, via insincere)

Verb bootlick has 1 sense

fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
--₁ is one way to flatter, blandish

Derived form: noun bootlicker₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

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