Bootlick and Gush
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Bootlick
Bootlick verb - To use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior.
Usage example: the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead
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Gush
Gush verb - To flow out in great quantities or with force.
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