kiss ass (English, verb)
expansion: kiss ass (third-person singular simple present kisses ass, present participle kissing ass, simple past and past participle kissed ass)
Senses:
glosses: to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.
tags: US
colloquial
idiomatic
sometimes
vulgar
Forms:
form: kisses ass
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: kissing ass
tags: participle
present
form: kissed ass
tags: participle
past
form: kissed ass
tags: past
form: kiss arse
tags: alternative
form: kiss someone's ass
tags: alternative
form: kiss someone's arse
tags: alternative