lickspittle

Etymology
A compounding: + ; the verb may derive by back-formation from the nominal derivation  (see below).

Noun

 * 1) A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
 * 2)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
 * 1)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
 * 1)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
 * 1)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
 * 1)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
 * 1)  The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian: полизурко,
 * Dutch: ,pluimstrijker
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Polish:, , , dupowłaz
 * Quechua: llaqwaq
 * Russian:, ;


 * Azerbaijani:
 * Russian: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).

Translations

 * Azerbaijani: yaltaqlıq etmək
 * Danish: spytslikker
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Macedonian: подлизурко
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, podlizać się,
 * Russian:, ,