Definition
Contemptuous term for someone who is obsequious, flattering, or servile to someone in authority.
Etymology
From bum plus sucking (an insulting compound). British vulgar slang that creates contempt through crude imagery, common in 20th-century English.
Kelly Says
English insults are often vivid and crude—combining lower-body references with service verbs creates maximum disrespect, showing how language reveals what societies find most shameful.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በረቱ ንግሮ
beh-reh-too n-groh
BNবাংলা
চাপলুসি
chaap-loo-see
CACatalà
adulació
ah-doo-lah-SEE-oh
CSČeština
podlézání
pohd-LEH-zah-nee
DEDeutsch
Schleimerei
SHLAY-meh-ree
ELΕλληνικά
κολακεία
koh-lah-KEE-ah
ESEspañol
adulación
ah-doo-LAH-see-on
FAفارسی
چاپلوسی
chaap-loo-see
FISuomi
imartelu
ee-MAHR-teh-loo
FRFrançais
flagornerie
flah-goh-nee-REE
GUGU
ચાપલુસી
chaap-loo-see
HEעברית
התפחצות
hit-pah-kh-tsoot
HIहिन्दी
चापलूसी
chaap-loo-see
HUMagyar
hízelgés
hee-zel-gehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyembahan
peh-nyehm-bah-hahn
IGIG
ịkpọkpọ
ee-kpoh-kpoh
ITItaliano
adulazione
ah-doo-lah-TSEE-oh-neh
KKKK
жалтақтаң
zhahl-tahk-tahng
KMKM
ការលើកទឹកចិត្ត
kah-lehk teuk chet
MSBahasa Melayu
penyembahan
peh-nyehm-bah-hahn
MYမြန်မာ
လိမ်ညားခြင်း
lehm-nay-hkyin
NLNederlands
vleierij
FLAY-ree-y
PLPolski
pochlebstwo
poh-khleb-stvoh
PTPortuguês
adulação
ah-doo-LAH-see-oon
RORomână
lingușire
leeng-oo-SHEE-reh
RUРусский
подхалимаж
pohd-khah-LEE-mahzh
SVSvenska
smickrande
SMEE-krah-ndeh
SWKiswahili
upendelezi
oo-pehn-deh-LEH-zee
TAதமிழ்
பணிவு
pah-nee-voo
TEతెలుగు
అంగీకారం
ah-NGEE-kah-rahm
THไทย
การอ่อนแอ
gahn ohn-ae
TLTL
pambobola
pahm-boh-BOH-lah
TRTürkçe
yaltaklanma
yah-tahk-lah-nmah
UKУкраїнська
подхалимство
pohd-khah-LEE-mstvoh
URاردو
چاپلوسی
chaap-loo-see
VITiếng Việt
nịnh hót
neeng hoh-t
YOYO
ìròyìn òkò
ee-ROH-yin OH-koh
ZUZU
ukudlwengula
oo-koo-dloo-NGOO-lah