Word parts

change

brown + nose

Pronunciation

change

Singular
brownnose

Plural
brownnoses

  1. (countable) (figurative) A brownnose is an obsequious person.

Plain form
brownnose

Third-person singular
brownnoses

Past tense
brownnosed

Past participle
brownnosed

Present participle
brownnosing

  1. If you brownnose a person, you flatter them in an obsequious way.