What does yağcı in Turkish mean?

What is the meaning of the word yağcı in Turkish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use yağcı in Turkish.

The word yağcı in Turkish means ass kisser (US, slang), arse kisser (UK, slang), dalkavuk, yağcı, yalaka, yağcı, yalaka, yaltakçı, yağcı, yağcı, yağcı, yaltakçı, yalakalık yapan, yalaka, yağcı, yağcı, yapmacık, samimiyetsiz, yalaka, yağcı, yağcı, dalkavuk, iltifat eden. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word yağcı

ass kisser (US, slang), arse kisser (UK, slang)

dalkavuk, yağcı, yalaka

(informal (sycophantic)

John is so smarmy; I can't hang out with him because I never know his true feelings.

yağcı, yalaka

(obsequious)

The king stood to address his cringing subjects.

yaltakçı

(obsequious)

Parents shouldn't be too fawning with their children.

yağcı

(servile, obsequious)

The butler gave me an ingratiating smile.

yağcı

(pejorative (servile, ingratiating)

The waiter gave an obsequious nod to the patrons.

yağcı, yaltakçı

(obsequious, submissive)

A group of servile flatterers followed the actor.

yalakalık yapan, yalaka

(pejorative (obsequious, servile)

The millionaire was tired of sycophantic admirers and wanted some true friends.

yağcı

(figurative, pejorative, slang (servile person)

Smith is a bootlicker; he'll say and do anything his boss wants him to.

yağcı

(sb who compliments insincerely)

Greg is known around the office as a flatterer who seems to have no shame.

yapmacık, samimiyetsiz

(figurative (person: smarmy)

The new mayor is an oily hypocrite.

yalaka

(pejorative (obsequious person)

Patrick is a toady who doesn't think for himself.

yağcı

(figurative (excessively flattering) (mecazlı)

After a soapy introduction the men shook hands.

yağcı

(UK, figurative, pejorative, informal (obsequious person)

Fred's a crawler. He's always trying to gain favour with the boss.

dalkavuk

(slang, UK (obsequious person) (kişi)

Only a creep would laugh at the boss's dumb jokes.

iltifat eden

(given to insincere praise) (kişi)

The salesman's flattering tongue helped him make more sales than his colleagues.

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