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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A fawning underling; a toady.

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  1. n. A fawning toady; a base sycophant.
  2. n. The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.
  3. v. Play the toady to (someone); take the rôle of a lickspittle to please (someone).

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  • reesetee I agree. I'd rather call someone an abject flatterer (dictionary definition). Mar 3, 2007

  • abraxaszugzwang this word is so gross. Mar 3, 2007

‘lickspittle’ has been looked up 1215 times, loved by 1 person, added to 35 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 19.