brown-nose

Verb

alt-of alternative

Alternative spelling of brownnose

Japanese Meaning

へつらう、媚を売る。相手に好かれようと不自然に媚を売る行為を指す。

She began to brown-nose the director the week before the review, but her insincere compliments were obvious.

彼女は査定の週の前にディレクターにゴマをし始めたが、その不誠実なお世辞は明らかだった。

Sense（1）

Alternative spelling of brownnose

brown-noses

（ present singular third-person ）

brown-nosing

（ participle present ）

brown-nosed

（ participle past ）

brown-nosed

（ past ）