ประจบสอพลอ(bprà-jòp sŏr-plor)
Meanings
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to flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
to praise or act overly humble toward someone to get favor or advantage
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorto flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
I really don't like that colleague. He's always sucking up to the boss.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăaเลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăa[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick
[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick
ประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaengประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaeng[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
พูดจาประจบpôot-jaa bprà-jòpพูดจาประจบpôot-jaa bprà-jòp[to] flatter [sb]; butter up [sb]; fawn over [sb]
[to] flatter [sb]; butter up [sb]; fawn over [sb]
ยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpânยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpân[to] flatter excessively
[to] flatter excessively
ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
Word Breakdown
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ประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorto flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])