lickspittle

lickspittle englanniksi

1. A fawning toady; a base sycophant.

(syn)

2. (quote-book)

3. (quote-web)

4. (quote-journal)

5. (quote-av)|role=Colin Robinson|episode=(w)|title=(w)|url=https://www.hulu.com/watch/f6a008bf-128e-41f8-9533-757aa7e7bfe5|season=3|number=1|date=September 2, 2021|time=1:01|text=“I frankly couldn't give a cat's knuckle about Gizmo. I mean, he's just kind of this fluttering lickspittle that is always bouncing about, always behind Nandor. But Nandor likes him.” “Oh, shut up, Colin Robinson. You're giving me the pip.”

6. (quote-web)|title=America’s mighty economic power has feet of clay|work=Michael West Media|url=https://michaelwest.com.au/davos-donald-americas-mighty-economic-power-has-feet-of-clay|text=Like a moustachioed pantomime villain relishing boos and hisses from the audience, Trump is oblivious to warnings and protestations from the sane world and simply contemptuous of the lickspittle mob desperately hoping to go unnoticed.

7. The practice of giving empty flattery for personal gain.

8. To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).