嘗しょう糞ふん

noun

shameless flattery; brown-nosing

Literary and rare; literally 'licking excrement', used figuratively for extreme, degrading flattery. Often encountered in classical or historical contexts.

• 彼かれの上じょう司しへの態たい度どはまさに嘗しょう糞ふんだ。

  His attitude toward his boss is nothing short of shameless flattery.

• 古こ典てんに「嘗しょう糞ふん」の語ごが見みえる。

  The word 'shōfun' appears in classical literature.