Conchaga said:Would you like a breath mint, lipstick, or shoe polish?
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source syc‧o‧phant /ˈsɪkə
fənt, -ˌfænt, ˈsaɪ
kə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sik-uh-fuh
nt, -fant, sahy-kuh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation![]()
–noun a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
[Origin: 1530–40; < L sȳcophanta < Gk sȳkophántēs informer, equiv. to sŷko(n) fig + phan- (s. of phaínein to show) + -tēs agentive suffix]
—Related forms syc‧o‧phan‧tic, syc‧o‧phan‧ti‧cal, syc‧o‧phant‧ish, adjective
syc‧o‧phan‧ti‧cal‧ly, syc‧o‧phant‧ish‧ly, adverb
syc‧o‧phant‧ism, noun
—Synonyms toady, yes man, flunky, fawner, flatterer.
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Conchaga said:Now now... Let's not resort to the "I know you are but what am I" routine. That's just juvenile.
Ishcabittle said:Not in this case. This time around it's factual:
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=18966
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=59794
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=59347
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=59348
and more recently
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=61874
http://www.trollkingdom.net/forum/sh...ad.php?t=61892
Thanks for finding those for me.