curry favour

A form of curry favor — To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.

Similar
curry favorcourt favorcourt favour

Meanings

verbcurry favour (third-person singular simple present curries favour, present participle currying favour, simple past and past participle curried favour)

present singular third person curries favour · participle present currying favour · participle past curried favour · past curried favour

  1. CanadaUKalternativeAlternative spelling of curry favor.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbseek favor by fawning or flattery

Similar
curry favorcourt favorcourt favour
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

curry favour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curry%20favour

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curry favour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curry%20favour.

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