• Kiss-up

    Full definition of kiss-up

    Noun

    kiss-up

    (plural kiss-ups)
    1. (colloquial) One who flatters a supervisor, or superior, in order to get special attentionJoe got that promotion because he was a kiss-up, not because he knew the job.

    Verb

    1. Form of Form: to pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.Yes, I watched Joe kissing-up to that fat-ass and was very annoyed when he got my promotion!

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