Arschkriecher — meaning in English
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English meaning
- toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
Senses
Arschkriecher is used for these senses in English:
- ass-kisser (North America, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).
- ass-licker (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.
- brownnose (figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
- toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
toady — full definition
- noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.
- verb To act in a servile, flattering way toward someone.