Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lick someone's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
lick- -some-one's -boots
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try hard to please someone.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

licks someone's boots (present, singular) licking someone's boots (participle, present) licked someone's boots (participle, past) licked someone's boots (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bootlicking

Synonyms

lick someone's ass lick someone's balls suck up

Questions

What does lick someone's boots mean?
To try hard to please someone.

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