Meanings
present singular third person kisses ass · participle present kissing ass · participle past kissed ass · past kissed ass · alternative kiss arse · alternative kiss someone's ass · alternative kiss someone's arse
- UScolloquialidiomaticsometimesvulgarto flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.
Synonyms: kiss up, kiss up to, lick someone's ass, lick someone's balls, lick someone's boots, suck up, suck up to, suck someone's cock
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舔屁股
- 舔屁股to flatter excessively
Danish slikke røv, fedte for
- slikke røvto flatter excessively
- fedte forto flatter excessively
Finnish nuolla persettä, nuoleskella
- nuolla persettäto flatter excessively
- nuoleskellato flatter excessively
French lécher les bottes, lécher le cul
- lécher les bottesto flatter excessively
- lécher le culto flatter excessively
German in den Arsch kriechen, Zucker in den Arsch blasen
- in den Arsch kriechento flatter excessively
- Zucker in den Arsch blasento flatter excessively
Hungarian segget nyal
- segget nyalto flatter excessively
Portuguese puxar o saco
- puxar o sacoto flatter excessively
Romanian pupa în cur
- pupa în curto flatter excessively
Spanish lamer los huevos, lamer los zapatos
- lamer los huevosto flatter excessively
- lamer los zapatosto flatter excessively
Welsh llyfu tin
- llyfu tinto flatter excessively
Cite this entry
kiss ass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss%20ass
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