Pickthank, now an archaic and literary term, denotes a sycophant who curries favor. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pickthank” I happened across a handy word the other day, pick thank. That’s spelled P-I-C-K-T-H-A-N-K. Pick thank...
chamcha n. a sycophant, toady, or hanger-on. Etymological Note: From the Hindi and Urdu word for ‘spoon.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)