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kowtow noun

  /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/
  • The act of kowtowing.
 Kotau

kowtow verb

  /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/
  • (historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
 Kotau machen
  • (figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
 Kotau, dienern, katzbuckeln, kriechen, kuschen, zu Kreuze kriechen
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