Etymology

fleech

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Today it means: To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter. Full definition →

Middle Dutch fletsen
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromfletsen“to flatter, fawn”
  2. English todayfleech

From Middle Dutch fletsen (“to flatter, fawn”). More at flatter.

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