lick|spit|tle

lick|spit|tle
lick|spit|tle «LIHK SPIHT uhl», noun.
a contemptible flatterer; parasite; toady: »

…a parcel of sneaks, a set of lickspittles (Thackeray).


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  • Lick-spittle — Lick spit tle ( sp[i^]t t l), n. An abject flatterer or parasite. Theodore Hook. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lickspittle — lick•spit•tle [[t]ˈlɪkˌspɪt l[/t]] also lick′spit n. a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

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