Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown noser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: brown noser
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

Example Sentences

"“Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.”"
"“W-wait, why isn't Gumball in here with us?” [Laszlo chuckles] “Because Guillermo is the only one out of all of you that has ever shown me any kindness.” “[coughs] Brownnoser.” “And yet you all treat him so shabbily that even after all this time of waiting to become one of you... he's force to give up and take matters into his own hands.”"
"I think some brownnoser here is after my job."

Etymology

A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

Inflected Forms

brown nosers (plural) brown-noser (alternative) brownnoser (alternative)

Synonyms

brown-nose

Questions

What does brown noser mean?: One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.
Where does brown noser come from?: A metaphorical image: when kissing the buttocks of another person, one's nose is liable to be covered in brown feces.

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