apple-polishing
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ap·ple-pol·ish·ing
(ăp′əl-pŏl′ĭ-shĭng)n. Informal
The seeking of favor through flattery; obsequiousness.
ap′ple-pol′ish·ing adj.
ap′ple-pol′ish·er n.
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