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lecchino — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • creep verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
  • lackey noun A servant, especially one in uniform, or by extension someone who follows orders without question.
  • toady noun Someone who flatters and fawns over others, especially those in power, to gain favor.

Senses

lecchino is used for these senses in English:

  • creep (informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
  • lackey A fawning, servile follower.
  • toady A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.

creep — full definition

  1. verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
  2. verb To change or increase very gradually, often in an unwelcome way.
  3. noun An unpleasant or unsettling person, especially one who behaves in a sexually inappropriate way.

lackey — full definition

  1. noun A servant, especially one in uniform, or by extension someone who follows orders without question.
  2. verb To serve someone in an overly obedient, fawning way.

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