bootlicker; flatterer
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
an expert at flattery; a bootlicker
derogatoryDerogatory term, often used in informal or critical contexts to describe someone who habitually uses insincere praise to curry favor with superiors or powerful people.
Nà那
ge个
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
zhēn真
shì是
ge个
mǎ马
pì屁
jīng精
，
zhěng整
tiān天
wéi围
zhe着
lǎo老
bǎn板
zhuàn转
。
That new employee is a real bootlicker, following the boss around all day.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
tǎo讨
yàn厌
tā他
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
shì是
ge个
shí十
zú足
de的
mǎ马
pì屁
jīng精
。
Everyone dislikes him because he's a complete flatterer.
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Tā他
kào靠
dāng当
mǎ马
pì屁
jīng精
cái才
pá爬
dào到
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
wèi位
zhì置
。
He climbed to his current position by being a bootlicker.
Bié别
tīng听
nà那
ge个
mǎ马
pì屁
jīng精
de的
huà话
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
xiǎng想
tǎo讨
hǎo好
nǐ你
。
Don't listen to that flatterer; he's just trying to butter you up.
Zài在
zhí职
chǎng场
lǐ里
，
mǎ马
pì屁
jīng精
wǎng往
wǎng往
néng能
huò获
dé得
yī一
xiē些
duǎn短
qī期
lì利
yì益
。
In the workplace, bootlickers often gain some short-term benefits.