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подхали́мка — meaning in English

podkhalimka

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English meaning

  • bootlicker noun Someone who flatters and obeys others in a servile way; a toady.
  • flatterer noun Someone who praises others excessively or insincerely to win their favour.

Senses

подхали́мка is used for these senses in English:

  • bootlicker (derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
  • flatterer One who flatters.

bootlicker — full definition

  1. noun Someone who flatters and obeys others in a servile way; a toady.
  2. noun (informal) Someone regarded as backing an authoritarian government or leader.
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