bootlick
Example Sentences
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"Then how can you stand for a bootlick?" shot out Jordan angrily.
From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
He became a "bone," and tried so hard to delight his instructors that he was suspected of boning bootlick with the Academic Board.
From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
"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
"Bootlick, bootlick," I heard in murmurs all over the hall.
From The Harbor by Ernest Poole
"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
