brown·nose or brown-nose (broun n z )tr.v. brown·nosed or brown-nosed, brown·nos·ing or brown-nos·ing, brown·nos·es or brown-nos·es Informal To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on. [From the image of an obsequious person whose nose becomes soiled in kissing the rump of someone from whom favor is sought.] brown nose n.brown noser n. |
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