Usually means: Flatter someone for personal gain.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word kiss up:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. kiss up: Merriam-Webster
  2. kiss-up: Wordnik
  3. kiss-up, kiss up: Wiktionary
  4. kiss up: Dictionary.com
  5. kiss up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Kiss up: 1960's Slang
  3. kiss up: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (kiss up)

verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To pay false flattery.

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