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bootlick

[boot-lik] / ˈbutˌlɪk /
VERB
flatter
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"If those newspaper fellows get hold of it!" gasped Sir Arthur Poodle Bootlick … "I am told—" whispered the old Bishop of Frumps.

From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

"Bootlick, bootlick," I heard in murmurs all over the hall.

From The Harbor by Poole, Ernest




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