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おべっか使い (おべっかつかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

おべっか使つかい

Meanings

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noun

flatterer; toady; sycophant

A person who uses excessive flattery to gain favor; often carries a negative, servile connotation. Related to おべっか (flattery).

See also: おべっか

彼かれは上じょう司しのおべっか使つかいで、みんなに嫌きらわれている。
He is a flatterer of the boss and is disliked by everyone.
おべっか使つかいばかりしていると、信しん用ようを失うしなうよ。
If you keep acting like a sycophant, you'll lose trust.

Kanji

使use, send on a mission, order

Similar words

おべっか
おべっか is the act of flattery itself, while おべっか使い refers to the person who habitually flatters.
ごますり
ごますり is a more colloquial term for a flatterer or bootlicker, often used in casual speech.

Etymology

Compound of おべっか (flattery) and 使い (user, employer). The origin of おべっか is uncertain, but it may be related to おべんちゃら (flattery) or derived from a mimetic word.