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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of brown noser (“one who flatters others in an obsequious manner”).
“Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.”
“W-wait, why isn't Gumball in here with us?” [Laszlo chuckles] “Because Guillermo is the only one out of all of you that has ever shown me any kindness.” “[coughs] Brownnoser.” “And yet you all treat him so shabbily that even after all this time of waiting to become one of you... he's force to give up and take matters into his own hands.”
Use brown noser when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brown noser means Alternative form of brown noser (“one who flatters others in an obsequious manner”).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Unbelievable. Boimler's cozying up with those brownnosers to get out of trash day? Such a great call.” “More trash for the rest of us. I smell adventure.”
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