lèche-cul

arse-licker, brown-noser

noun lesh-KUL Rare

Usage Note

Lèche-cul is a vulgar, highly familiar term for a sycophant or someone who flatters others for personal gain — the register equivalent of English 'brown-noser' or 'arse-licker'. The less offensive synonym is lèche-bottes ('bootlicker'). Both are invariable in form. Use in formal contexts is impossible; even in casual speech it is considered coarse.

Examples

"Ce lèche-cul obtient toujours les meilleures missions."

Natural Translation

That brown-noser always gets the best assignments.

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