| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| ranska | lèche-cul |
| saksa | Arschkriecher |
| suomi | perseennuolija |
| Monikko | ass-kissers |
(Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).
Illustration by Peter Newell for the poem "The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven" in Fables for the Frivolous, by Guy Wetmore Carryl; in French, the fox says "I admire your beautiful plumage" to the raven
(Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).
Uriah Heep, from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, is synonymous with sycophancy