have you hugged your dictionary today?

so I'm hanging out at [coffeehouse name ommitted to protect the guilty] and I'm doing a little work. i had to look in the dictionary for a correct spelling (to be absolutely certain) and what I found made me giggle. maybe you will, too:

brownnose
Main Entry: brown·nose

Pronunciation:
'brau(n)-"nOz
Function: transitive verb

Etymology: from the
implication that servility is equivalent to kissing the hinder parts of the
person from whom advancement is sought

slang : to ingratiate oneself with : curry favor with-

brownnose noun-
brown·nos·er noun