flikflooien

== Dutch == === Etymology === From flikken (“to hit, to flatter, to fix”) +‎ vlooien (“to flatter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɪkfloːi̯ə(n)/ === Verb === flikflooien (transitive) to butter up, flatter hoping for profit in return (intransitive) to practice flattery, sycophancy (intransitive) to resort to dubious methods or ploys ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== flikflooier flikflooierij flikflooiing flikflooieren