kiss up

v. Slang

To praise or flatter someone excessively in order to gain his or her favor: You'll get the job if you kiss up enough. Stop kissing up to them and tell them what you really think.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isingoma	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Sender	-	Yiddish
Ermolai	-	Russian
Bamber	['bæmbə]
RosalÍA	-	Spanish, Galician
Hughie	HYOO-ee	English