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Verb: brown-nose  brawn nowz
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Flatter with the intention of getting something
    "I could never brown-nose my boss like that"
    - butter up

Derived forms: brown-nosing, brown-nosed, brown-noses

Type of: blandish, flatter

Nearest

brownish-gray
brownish-green
brownish-grey
brownish-orange
brownish-purple
brownish-red
brownish-speckled
brownish-striped
brownish-yellow
brownness
brown-nose
brownout
brown-purple
Brownshirt
brown-speckled
brownstone
brown-striped
Brownsville
browntail
brown-tail moth
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