verb
- to act obsequiously in order to gain favor; to flatter or fawn over someone in authority
Usage: informal; derogatory
noun
- a person who acts obsequiously to gain favor from those in authority
Usage: informal; derogatory
Examples
- He was always bootlicking the boss to get a promotion.
- The manager saw through her obvious attempts to bootlick.
- Nobody respected him because he was such a bootlick.
- She refused to bootlick her way to the top.
- The other employees avoided the office bootlick.
- His bootlicking behavior made his colleagues uncomfortable.
- Don’t be a bootlick just to get ahead in your career.