10
favorite(noun, person, discipline, someone, something)
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toady(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
9
blue-eyed boy(expression, person, discipline, flattery, adulation)
8
minion(noun, person, discipline, flattery, adulation)
8
flatterer(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
8
backscratcher(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
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bootlicker(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
8
darling(noun, person, discipline, preference, favourite)
8
fawner(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
8
lackey(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
8
pet(noun, person, discipline, preference, favourite)
8
yes-person(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
7
fair-haired boy(expression, person, discipline, flattery, adulation)
7
goody-goody(noun, person, discipline, flattery, adulation)
7
mama's boy(noun, expression, person, discipline, preference)
6
bluenose(noun, person, discipline, flattery, adulation)
5
butt kisser(expression, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
5
apple polisher(expression, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
5
ass-kisser(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
5
backslapper(noun, person, flattery, adulation, sycophancy)
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