arschkriechen

See also: Arschkriechen

German

Etymology

Arsch +‎ kriechen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁʃˌkʁiːçn̩/
  • Hyphenation: arsch‧krie‧chen

Verb

arschkriechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present arschkriecht, past tense arschkroch, past participle arschgekrochen, past subjunctive arschkröche, auxiliary sein)

  1. (transitive) to kiss ass, to brownnose

Usage notes

  • Used almost exclusively in the infinitive and past participle, e.g., Dann muss ich wohl bei jemandem arschkriechen. (I'll have to kiss someone's arse then.) or Na, wieder mal arschgekrochen? (Well, licked some boots again?).

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