What Does Fawn Mean?

Fawn is a light yellowish tan color. It is usually used in reference to clothing, soft furnishings and bedding, as well as to a dog's coat color. It occurs in varying shades, ranging between pale tan to pale fawn to dark deer-red. The first recorded use of fawn as a colour name in English was in 1789.

What does it mean to fawn on someone?

1 : to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner courtiers fawning on the king. 2 : to show affection —used especially of a dog The dog was fawning on its master.

What does fawn on men mean?

Synonyms: fawn1, bootlick, kowtow, slaver1, toady, truckle. These verbs mean to seek or gain favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively: fawned on her superior; bootlicked to get a promotion; lawyers kowtowing to a judge; slavered over his rich uncle; toadying to members of the club; nobles truckling to the king.

Alexander Ross

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