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  1. lickspittle love

Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A fawning underling; a toady.

Wiktionary

  1. n. by extension The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.

Etymologies

  1. A compounding: lick ("pass one’s tongue over") + spittle ("saliva"); the verb may derive by back-formation from the nominal derivation lickspittling (see below). (Wiktionary)

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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

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‘lickspittle’ has been looked up 1923 times, loved by 2 people, added to 38 lists, commented on 2 times, and has a Scrabble score of 19.