noun
flattery; sycophancy; brown-nosing
Casual, often negative term for insincere praise or sucking up to someone. Commonly used in the phrase おべっかを使う (to flatter).
彼は上司におべっかを使ってばかりいる。
He's always sucking up to his boss.
そんなおべっかはやめて、本音を言
Stop the flattery and tell me what you really think.