a brownnoser. someone who
will seek to please a person of
authority in order to obtain some grace, usually the grace is something as simple as a pat on the
bottom, but can vary greatly.
craig: "Hi Boss, your hair looks nice today."
boss: "Thanks..." as she gives
craig a light pat on the
bottom, "will you join my in my office? Now the rest of you get to work."
As you can see from this example Craig is so good at being a sychophant that his graces don't end with a pat.