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#207454 - 10/01/12 12:16 AM Whats the word??
marek0086 stranger Registered: 10/01/12 Posts: 2 Loc: Melbourne	Hi there. Im looking for the word that means "unconditional/unquestioning loyalty/favoritism". I'v heard this word before.... but i cant remember what it is!... and i cant seem to find it anywhere.
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#207455 - 10/01/12 04:36 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: marek0086]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Hi marek.... my suggestion is, SYCOPHANT but some of the others could have a better idea.
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#207463 - 10/01/12 10:29 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: Candy]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5272 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	welcome Marek _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#207468 - 10/01/12 11:49 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: LukeJavan8]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1021 Loc: Lancaster, UK	welcome marek: Perhaps you are looking for "claquer" - literally someone who is hired to applaud a performance, however bad or good it is. The meaning can easily be widened to include a group of sycophants, toadies, flatterers, etc. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#207470 - 10/01/12 12:34 PM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	I just happen to have this file.. minions.. toady toadeater tufthunter (Brit.) snurge (Brit.) lickspittle minion lackey limberham (fig.) backslapper clawback (obs.) apple-polisher yes-man stooge myrmidon follower pushover bootlicker brownnoser groveler flatterer kowtower fawner flatterer flunky groupie(s) sycophant truckler ass-kisser arse-licker (Brit.) suck-up doormat doter fawner henchman hanger-on trencherman edit: gnatho shammes (groups) mob posse entourage retainers retinue claque (adjs) gnathonic obsequious (and synonyms) unctuous ingratiating Edited by tsuwm (10/01/12 12:51 PM)
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#207473 - 10/01/12 06:49 PM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: marek0086]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	What a list...most are unflattering terms, I guess its not a good place to be. (unless, as Rhuby word...one got paid for the position).
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#207477 - 10/01/12 11:35 PM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: tsuwm]
jenny jenny addict Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 611 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi	Y'all keep knocking. I wish to create (or find) a word that delimits the vile collaboration of professional social in-groups to the abject detriment of the rest of us. You know, vile people like vile lawyers, vile doctors, and vile Indian chiefs. Those vile folk have Unions without Unions. Hmm... maybe some variant of sycophant or claque or mutual masturbation will suffice. Edited by jenny jenny (10/02/12 12:09 AM)
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#207479 - 10/02/12 08:06 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: marek0086]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	All the answers seem to have been treating this as a bad thing. This when loyalty is seen as a good thing. Anybody got any positive words for this?
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#207480 - 10/02/12 10:06 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: Faldage]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass	but isn't the proffered definition itself shaded a bit negatively - "unconditional/unquestioning loyalty/favoritism" - unless you're a Pollyanna? loyalty may be seen as a good thing, but unconditional or unquestioning, not so much. even boosters and fans have gotten bad reps!
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#207481 - 10/02/12 10:19 AM Re: Whats the word?? [Re: marek0086]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	Not if you have faith in the object of your unquestioning loyalty.
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