BOOTLICKING

bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish

(adjective) attempting to win favor by flattery

bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish

(adjective) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

bootlicking

present participle of bootlick

Noun

bootlicking (countable and uncountable, plural bootlickings)

servile behaviour

Source: Wiktionary

BOOTLICK

Boot"lick` (, n.

Definition: A toady. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition