Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiss up, kick down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: kiss up, -kick- -down
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to be polite to one's superiors and abusive to one's subordinates.

Questions

What does kiss up, kick down mean?: Inclined to be polite to one's superiors and abusive to one's subordinates.

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