Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BOOTLICK
fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
(verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; “He is always kowtowing to his boss”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bootlick (third-person singular simple present bootlicks, present participle bootlicking, simple past and past participle bootlicked)
(transitive) To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior.
(intransitive) To engage in fawning, servile behavior.
Noun
bootlick (plural bootlicks)
(US) A toady or sycophant.
Source: Wiktionary
Boot"lick` (, n.
Definition: A toady. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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