Sychophant:
[sik-uh-fuhnt, -fant, sahy-kuh-]
–noun
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
[Origin: 1530–40; < L sȳcophanta < Gk sȳkophántés informer, equiv. to sŷko(n) fig + phan- (s. of phaínein to show) + -tés agentive suffix]
I've known what the word meant for a long time, but I always assumed the "syco" part was pronounced like the Albert Hitchcock movie and I just found out it's pronounced like the Michael Moore movie.
Well, OK, it's sicka-fant and not sicko-fant, but no one has made a movie called Sicka. I blame Hollywood.
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