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SPEECH VARIATION OF BROWN - NOSE
SOMEONE WHO FAWNS OVER SOMEONE IN ORDER TO GET ON THAT PERSON'S GOOD
SIDE (ESPECIALLY A TEACHER) IS KNOWN AS A FANNY POLISHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR