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Definition of brown nose

brown nose

verb

  • to fawn over a superior; "suck up".
                                                                                                   

    Citation from "Baby Monitor", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 21 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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