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name
A fictional character, Uriah Heep, in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity, the stereotypical yes man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone like the fictional character Uriah Heep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: bootlicker, brown noser, yes man
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verb
To be a yes man, in the style of Uriah Heep.
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Synonyms: brownnose
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History
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