Usually means: Excessive flattery for personal gain.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. ass-kissing: Merriam-Webster
  2. ass-kissing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ass-kissing: Wordnik
  4. ass-kissing: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. ass-kissing: Dictionary.com
  6. ass-kissing: Merriam-Webster
  7. ass-kissing: Wiktionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ass-kissing, ass-kissing: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (ass-kissing)

noun:  (informal, vulgar) The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.
adjective:  (informal, vulgar) Obsequious; sycophantic.

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