different between toadying vs bootlicking
toadying
English
Verb
toadying
- present participle of toady
toadying From the web:
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bootlicking
English
Verb
bootlicking
- present participle of bootlick
Noun
bootlicking (countable and uncountable, plural bootlickings)
- servile behaviour
- 1951, The Library Assistant (volumes 44-45, page xiii)
- The most obvious — for a junior struggling to lift himself from the mire by his bootlickings — is to go to his Chief and say — frankly — "Out! I need the experience and you need a rest. Clear off for a month or two. I'll cope."
- 1951, The Library Assistant (volumes 44-45, page xiii)
bootlicking From the web:
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