Dictionaries:
brown-nose:
1. Or: brown-noser , a servile self-seeker who hopes to gain favor and approval by flattering and fawning over influential people. See sycophant for synonyms.Quotes:
(1) Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) to Stuart (James Spader) in Wolf (1997):
-- Will: ' You are such a polished ass-kisser it takes my breath away .'
-- Stuart: ' I kiss 'em like I see 'em' .'
(2) Marty (Peter MacNicol) to Newton (Steve Martin) about their boss in Housesitter (1992): ' If I could find the right doctor I would have my lips permanently sown to his ass .'
(3) Major Payne (Damon Wayans) to a cadet in Major Payne (1995): 'What about you, Brown Nose? '
2. Sycophantic behavior.
See Also: B.Q., big conk, big cock, Big nose, big hose, brown, brown eye miner, Brown family, brown star, brown-nose, brown-noser, Browning family, Browning sister, Browning sisters, BS, Eskimo kiss, foghorn, hot turds, I suppose, knocked with a French faggot, mud pies, nozzle, proboscis, ruby rose, S-word, schnoz(z), schnozzle, schnozzola, smeller, sneezer, snitch, snoot, snorer, snorter, snotter, snout, snozzle, snuffler, sycophant, velcro arse, whiffer
Quotes Containing brown-nose:
Major Payne (Damon Wayans) to a cadet in Major Payne (1995): ''What about you, Brown Nose?''
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