lickspittle
Example Sentences
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A beat later, Perfidia barges into the office of lickspittle Col.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
The man has always been a coward and a lickspittle.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2022
He was not even moved to protect his own lickspittle, the vice president, who was in the chamber when it was attacked.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2021
Lashing back, the Regent’s lickspittle ministers pressed libel charges and Hunt ended up serving two years in prison.
From Washington Post • May 29, 2019
The promise of gold had turned die Oldtowner into a shameless lickspittle.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
