Definitions for brown-nose
brown-nose
brown-nose
Spelling: [broun-nohz]
IPA: /ˈbraʊnˌnoʊz/
Brown-Nose is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 270 anagrams from letters in brown-nose (-bennoorsw).
Definitions for brown-nose
noun
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Also, brown-noser. a toady; sycophant.
verb (used with object)
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to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over.
verb (used without object)
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to curry favor; behave obsequiously.
Origin of brown-nose
First recorded in 1935-40; brown + nose