Definitions tagged adular in the street dictionary.
To smooth-talk or sweet-talk someone, using a lot of empty words to charm or manipulate them (the term comes from using flowery language, known locally as floro).
My cousin is floreando your sister to get her to go out with him.
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A brown-noser or suck-up who flatters someone to gain personal favors or get ahead (Literally translates to sock-sucker).
That guy really is a chupamedia: he spends all his time being a chupamedia with the teachers.
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A suck-up or brown-noser: someone who uses excessive flattery or sweet-talk to win favor, usually because they have an ulterior motive.
All the people surrounding Gerardo are real salameros with him because they definitely want something from him.
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To brown-nose or butter someone up, making them feel more important than they are in order to get a favor or advantage. (The phrase alludes to painting over a surface to make it look better than it is).
Ramon likes to darle brocha to the teacher just to get good grades.
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To sweet-talk, flatter, or charm someone in order to deceive them or get something out of them; to seduce or win someone over through smooth talk (originally from Calo, the language used by Romani people in Spain).
That man is a master camelador. I like to camelar... I like you.
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