Sekirov Dictionary

lickspittle

/ˈlɪkspɪtl/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
- "I've found you out and know you thoroughly, you mean, whining lickspittle!" — 1857
The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.

verb1

•
To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).
- "[Y]ou take his side, and that is wrong! ...If some young school teacher, or some young lad, lickspittles to him, it's bad enough." — 1886

forms

lickspittled · lickspittling · lickspittles

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