brownnose
English
noun
Definitions
- (figurative) One who brownnoses; one who suck sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
Etymology
Compound from English brown + English nose.
Origin
English
nose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Browncoat English
- Brownshirt English
- anti-brown English
- bignose English
- bluenose English
- bluntnose English
- bottlenose English
- brown English
- brown-bill English
- brown-haired English
- brownable English
- brownback English
- browneye English
- brownface English
- brownfield English
- brownie English
- brownification English
- brownify English
- brownish English
- brownly English
- brownness English
- brownout English
- brownstone English
- browntop English
- brownwort English
- browny English
- bullnose English
- conenose English
- cownose English
- dog-nose English
- e-nose English
- embrown English
- fucknose English
- hard-nose English
- hawknose English
- hognose English
- hooknose English
- largenose English
- longnose English
- mono-brown English
- neb-nose English
- needlenose English
- nonbrown English
- nose English
- nose-ender English
- nose-ish English
- nosebag English
- noseband English
- nosebeard English
- nosebleed English
- nosebleeder English
- nosebleeding English
- noseblind English
- noseblood English
- noseburn English
- noseclip English
- nosedive English
- noseful English
- nosegay English
- nosegear English
- nosegrind English
- nosehole English
- noseleaf English
- noseless English
- noselift English
- noselike English
- nosely English
- noseness English
- nosepicker English
- nosepiece English
- nosepin English
- noseplug English
- noseprint English
- noser English
- noseride English
- noseslide English
- nosesmart English
- nosethirl English
- nosewheel English
- nosewing English
- nosewise English
- noseworthy English
- nosey English
- nostril English
- nosy English
- nozzle English
- nut-brown English
- nuzzle English
- overbrown English
- prodnose English
- saddlenose English
- shortnose English
- shovelnose English
- snotnose English
- softnose English
- starnose English
- stumpnose English
- tubenose English
- unbrown English
- noussi Finnish
- ノーズ Japanese
- broun Middle English
- nose Middle English
- brown Welsh
- būrawūn Marshallese
- braun Tok Pisin
- braunpela Tok Pisin
- nus Tok Pisin
- noso Sranan Tongo
- braon Bislama
- nosy
- nose
- noser
- nosey
- brown
- e-nose
- browny
- nosely
- nuzzle
- nozzle
- hognose
- unbrown
- brownly
- nostril
- cownose
- nosebag
- nosegay
- brownie
- bignose
- noseful
- nosepin
- embrown
- bluenose
- nosewing
- nosehole
- hooknose
- noseburn
- brownout
- fucknose
- bullnose
- prodnose
- noseclip
- noselift
- noselike
- nonbrown
- brownify
- conenose
- nosewise
- nosegear
- brownish
- nose-ish
- noseless
- tubenose
- hawknose
- noseband
- neb-nose
- noseride
- browneye
- noseplug
- browntop
- nosedive
- longnose
- noseness
- snotnose
- dog-nose
- starnose
- noseleaf
- softnose
- nosesmart
- brownable
- nosebeard
- brownback
- bluntnose
- nosewheel
- nosepiece
- noseblind
- nosethirl
- nut-brown
- brownwort
- shortnose
- noseprint
- Browncoat
- noseslide
- hard-nose
- nosegrind
- largenose
- stumpnose
- nosebleed
- overbrown
- brownface
- brownness
- noseblood
- brownstone
- shovelnose
- needlenose
- nosepicker
- mono-brown
- brown-bill
- noseworthy
- bottlenose
- saddlenose
- Brownshirt
- anti-brown
- nose-ender
- brownfield
- nosebleeder
- nosebleeding
- brown-haired
- brownification