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apple-polishverb to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superiora departmental supervisor who apple-polishes shamelessly whenever higher-ups are about bootlick, fawn, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), toady, truckle drool, gush, slaver, slobberendear, ingratiatecourt, wooadulate, idolize, worshipblandish, cajole, coax, flatter, overpraise, soft-soapcower, cringe, grovelabase, debase, demeandefer, submit, yield curry favor, kiss up to despise, disdain, scorngibe(or jibe), jeer, scoffbrave, challenge, defy in 1926 |