Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
brown noser . (one whoflatters others in anobsequious manner.)
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brownnoser.
Examples
-
First Impression: Some people think Dexter is sweet, but others find him to be an annoying brownnoser.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
-
I always thought the Christian practice of shaving a tonsure was the idea of some brownnoser trying to make his boss with male-pattern baldness look good.
"Hence we shave our beards that we may seem purified by innocence and humility..." Ann Althouse 2008
-
First Impression: Some people think Dexter is sweet, but others find him to be an annoying brownnoser.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
-
In 2000, the media seemed to focus on a personality contest between Bush, the folksy Texas rogue, and, as The New York Times referred to Gore, "Eddie Haskell," the insincere brownnoser from Leave It to Beaver.
Going After Gore Peretz, Evgenia 2007
-
Frankly, he comes across more as a suck-up and brownnoser.
Bend Blogs 2010
-
He came across as a ham during the parade and a brownnoser the rest of the night.
WordPress.com News 2009
-
Just don't, you'll look like a brownnoser to everyone, including your boss.
gulyasrobi commented on the word brownnoser
HU = benyali alak, seggnyalo (ass licker)
July 19, 2012