bootlick
Example Sentences
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"Bootlick, bootlick," I heard in murmurs all over the hall.
From The Harbor by Ernest Poole
"I've never been one of the authorities on bootlick."
From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
At Yale, and other colleges, a tutor or any other officer who informs against the students, or acts as a spy upon their conduct, is also called a bootlick.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
You have to be a bit of a bootlick, and people will give you tips, which is against all scout rules.”
From Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies by Walter Prichard Eaton
"I don't stand for a bootlick," replied Cadet Stubbs.
From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
