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toady(noun, person, flatterer, behavior, fan)
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flatterer(noun, person, behavior, toady, fan)
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bootlicker(noun, person, behavior, informal, fan)
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fawner(noun, flatterer, person, toady, behavior)
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parasite(noun, flatterer, person, fan, follower)
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flunkey(noun, person, behavior, flatterer, flattery)
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hanger-on(noun, person, fan, flatterer, behavior)
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lickspittle(noun, person, behavior, flattery, entity)
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adulator(noun, person, flatterer, fan, praise)
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flunky(noun, person, behavior, follower, toady)
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minion(noun, person, fan, toady, behavior)
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lackey(noun, fan, follower, toady, person)
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puppet(noun, person, flatterer, behavior, fan)
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courtier(noun, person, praise, behavior, fan)
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apple-polisher(noun, person, praise, informal, behavior)
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doormat(noun, person, behavior, fan, follower)
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backscratcher(noun, person, behavior, toady, fan)
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leech(noun, entity, person, behavior, follower)
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slave(noun, person, fan, follower, behavior)
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sponger(noun, follower, person, informal, behavior)
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