Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ass-kissing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: as-s-kiss-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

adj

Obsequious; sycophantic.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Morgan Berkhardt finished reading my application and saw me watching the video. "Impressive marketing concept, isn't it, Mr Dante?" "Right! Imaginative too," I heard my ass-kissing mouth reply."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ass-kissings (plural) more ass-kissing (comparative) most ass-kissing (superlative)

Phrases

ass-kisser ass-kissery

Frequently Paired Words

ass-kisser ass-kissery

Synonyms

ass-licking kiss-assing carny flattery incense adulation ass-kissing blandishment gloze hoomalimali soft sawder sooth

Questions

What does ass-kissing mean?: The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.

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