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butter up

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to flatter with the intention of getting something

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

Unclassified—authoritativetrigger_default_value
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Automation

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Variants

synonym
brown-nose
pasttense
buttered up
presentparticiple
buttering up
thirdpersonsingular
butters up
pastparticiple
buttered up