bootlick /ˈbutˌlɪk/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(disapproving) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.He had no social position to protect, no employer to bootlick. — 2003 •(disapproving) To engage in fawning, servile behavior. noun1 •(US, disapproving) A toady or sycophant.the involving of certain "bootlicks" into difficulty — 1838 formsbootlicked · bootlicking · bootlicks