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brown-nose

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "brown-nose" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
10 characters
English (US)
1syllable

brown-nose

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, brown-nose is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofbrown-nose

1noun
  • One who brownnoses; one who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
1verb
  • To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
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