Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arse-licking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
ar-se-lick-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sycophancy.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Anilingus.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From arse + licking.

Usage

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Questions

What does arse-licking mean?
Sycophancy.
Where does arse-licking come from?
From arse + licking.

How to pronounce arse-licking

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