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/lam-be-CU-los/

A shameless and extreme sycophant who flatters whoever has power without any dignity or limit. In Colombia and Venezuela lambeculos is the outer edge of all flattery — going where no other yes-man would dare.

Example

"That brown-noser laughs at even the boss's bad breath."

"Don't be such a suck-up, everyone sees right through you."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Mentira, verso, cuento chino o historia completamente falsa en Paraguay. Algo que alguien dice para engañar, impresionar o hacerse el interesante cuando la realidad es mucho menos emocionante.