Bootlick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnz/.

Examples

He is always kowtowing to his boss

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

truckle fawn suck up kowtow toady kotow

Parts of Speech

verb	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering “He is always kowtowing to his boss”

Word Forms

fawner	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
toady	noun	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
truckler	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
truckling	noun	the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
bootlicker	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
kowtow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kotow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

coup de démarrage

essayez de gagner les faveurs en grimaçant ou en flattant

🇪🇸Spanish

hacer la pelotilla

tratar de ganarse el favor encogiéndose o halagando

🇮🇹Italian

leccapiedi

cercare di ottenere il favore umiliandosi o adulando

🇳🇱Dutch

laarslikken

probeer gunst te winnen door ineenkrimpen of vleien

🇵🇹Portuguese

lambe-botas

tente ganhar favores encolhendo-se ou lisonjeando

🇷🇺Russian

подхалимство

попытаться завоевать расположение, унижаясь или льстив

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बूटलिक

चापलूसी या चापलूसी करके अनुग्रह प्राप्त करने का प्रयास करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বুটলিক

ক্রন্দন বা চাটুকার দ্বারা অনুগ্রহ লাভ করার চেষ্টা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பூட்லிக்

கூச்சலிடுதல் அல்லது முகஸ்துதி செய்வதன் மூலம் ஆதரவைப் பெற முயற்சிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూట్లిక్

కృంగిపోవడం లేదా పొగిడడం ద్వారా అభిమానాన్ని పొందడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बूटलिक

रडत किंवा खुशामत करून मर्जी मिळवण्याचा प्रयत्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બુટલિક

રડવું અથવા ખુશામત કરીને તરફેણ મેળવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂಟ್ಲಿಕ್

ಕುಗ್ಗುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಗಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಒಲವು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൂട്ട്ലിക്ക്

പരിഹസിച്ചും മുഖസ്തുതി പറഞ്ഞും പ്രീതി നേടാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拍马屁

试图通过谄媚或奉承来赢得青睐

🇯🇵Japanese

ブーツリック

すがったりお世辞を言ったりして好意を得ようとする

🇰🇷Korean

부트릭

움츠러들거나 아첨하여 호의를 얻으려고 노력하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liếm láp

cố gắng giành được sự ưu ái bằng cách thu mình lại hoặc tâng bốc

🇹🇭Thai

บูตลิค

พยายามได้รับความโปรดปรานด้วยการประจบประแจงหรือประจบสอพลอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjilat

cobalah untuk mendapatkan bantuan dengan merasa ngeri atau menyanjung

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

بوت لیک

سعی کنید با هق هق کردن یا چاپلوسی کردن مورد لطف قرار بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

çizme yalaması

sinerek veya pohpohlayarak iyilik kazanmaya çalışın

🇮🇱Hebrew

אתחול

נסה להשיג חסד על ידי התכווצות או חנופה

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