(US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.
(US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.
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(puristic, otherwise, obsolete) A fruit of any kind.
(informal, colloquial, dated) Used to reject an assertion, to suggest that an utterance is nonsense, or express displeasure with another's speech.
(UK, Ireland, idiomatic, sometimes, vulgar, colloquial) , to curry favour with the powerful by obsequious flattery.
(slang, Australia, derogatory) Political spin; speech used by a politician that is equivocal or mendacious.
(figuratively) Anything positive that is quintessentially American.