Timeline for Common term or single word for someone who is embarrassingly over-complimentary
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| Jul 6, 2015 at 4:21 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/617911191646662657 | ||
| Jul 4, 2015 at 13:02 | comment | added | Oleksandr R. | Very similar recent question, if not a duplicate: (252956) | |
| S Jul 3, 2015 at 8:12 | history | suggested | Ethan |
Based on the wording of the question ("...a word for someone who..."), you're asking for a noun, not an adjective. You could use an adjective in combination with a noun (e.g., obsequious toady).
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| Jul 3, 2015 at 5:52 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jul 2, 2015 at 16:21 | answer | added | Kevin Workman | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 2, 2015 at 15:11 | comment | added | Omegacron | You can stand here all day blowing sunshine up my ass, or you can tell me what you're after. | |
| Jul 2, 2015 at 13:29 | answer | added | Viktor Mellgren | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 21:20 | comment | added | RemcoGerlich | So the compliments clearly aren't genuine, right? | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 13:47 | answer | added | talrnu | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 5:26 | answer | added | dampier | timeline score: 21 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 4:03 | comment | added | user45623 | So you're looking for a synonym for "bar patron"? | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 19:03 | answer | added | anon777 | timeline score: 16 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:37 | answer | added | Lucky | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:30 | answer | added | Charon | timeline score: 28 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:29 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:26 | answer | added | Nenagh | timeline score: 15 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:24 | comment | added | alpa | I might use a simple one - assenting | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:23 | answer | added | Misti | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 17:15 | comment | added | Sven Yargs | I nominate effusive: "marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm," according to Merriam-Webster. | |
| S Jun 30, 2015 at 17:13 | history | suggested | joe_young |
Added 'single-word-requests' tag
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:28 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:18 | history | edited | Dan Bron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 49 characters in body; edited title
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:17 | answer | added | EleventhDoctor | timeline score: 47 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:16 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | The most common adjective used here is fulsome. Fulsome compliments is almost a cliché. | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:15 | answer | added | EleventhDoctor | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:12 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 16:09 | history | asked | susan dinsbier | CC BY-SA 3.0 |