suck-up

/ˈsʌkˌʌp/

noun

A person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser.

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Meanings

nounsuck-up (plural suck-ups)

plural suck-ups · alternative suckup

  1. derogatoryinformalA person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser.

    Dulcie was already holding Lidiaʼs hand, and she didnʼt even know her! What a suck-up.

    2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 139

    Synonyms: brown-noser, teacher's pet, goody-two-shoes, kiss-up

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who sucks up, or plays up through adulation or flattery or other such devices to win another's favour; a brown-noser.

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brown-noserteacher's petgoody-two-shoeskiss-up
Also see
ass-kissersycophantyes-man

Origin

Deverbal from suck up.

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APA

suck-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck-up

MLA

“suck-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suck-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suck-up.

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