bootlick

Example Sentences

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"Bootlick, bootlick," I heard in murmurs all over the hall.

From The Harbor by Poole, Ernest

"I don't stand for a bootlick," replied Cadet Stubbs.

From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

"I've never been one of the authorities on bootlick."

From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Occasionally a cadet who wants cadet honors resorts to "boning bootlick" with the tactical officers stationed at the academy.

From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

"Then how can you stand for a bootlick?" shot out Jordan angrily.

From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)