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Definition of ass-kissing in English:

ass-kissing

noun

(also ass-licking)
vulgar slang North American

  • The use of flattery or other obsequious behavior in order to gain favor.

    • ‘a master of ass-kissing and flattery’
    obsequiousness, sycophancy, excessive deference, subservience, submissiveness, fawning, toadyism, toadying, grovelling, cringing, unctuousness, oiliness, abjectness, abjection, cravenness, slavishness, humility, self-abasement

Pronunciation

ass-kissing

/ˈasˌkisiNG/ /ˈæsˌkɪsɪŋ/

adjective

(also ass-licking)
vulgar slang North American

  • Using flattery or other obsequious behavior in order to gain favor.

    • ‘a bunch of ass-kissing sycophants’

Pronunciation

ass-kissing

/ˈasˌkisiNG/ /ˈæsˌkɪsɪŋ/