bootlicker

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I will stick a shoe so deep in my mouth that the toe is in my throat and I have trouble breathing - but the taste is great! bootlicker: Hey, I'm not a puppy!

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  1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as he had no self-respect.

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  1. someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect

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  • After my lunchtime nap beneath a tree at the nearest square I stil think you're an apple-polisher, backscratcher, bootlicker, kowtower and teacher's pet. if "brown-noser" isn't harsh enough - what term would you use to describe his activity? —  Pounding The Rock
  • Yeah, so was slavery for a very long time, ya bootlicker. —  بالاترین
  • She is an okay bootlicker for Crash McPlane, but he's got plenty of those, we'll see. —  Planet Atheism
  • I would not advise you to become a bootlicker, but do try and maintain healthy and amenable relations, especially with people who are in power. —  rediff.com
  • Imagine: a rhodie bootlicker advising the Prime Minister about national policy, policy inimical to the natural interests of rhodies. —  AllAfrica News: Latest
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