Definitions by Bootstraps
Apple polisher
One who attempts to curry favor with authority for personal gain.
Derived from the old tradition of the families of pupils expressing their appreciation for a teacher's thankless work by providing them with meals, which eventually diminished to the symbolic polished apple.
Derived from the old tradition of the families of pupils expressing their appreciation for a teacher's thankless work by providing them with meals, which eventually diminished to the symbolic polished apple.
Apple polisher by Bootstraps September 17, 2008