Acid reflux disease, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease , can produce a variety of symptoms. What Are the Common Acid Reflux Symptoms? Heartburn, regurgitation, and dyspepsia are a few of the most common acid reflux symptoms. Heartburn. Also called acid indigestion, heartburn is a burning pain or discomfort that can move up from your stomach to the middle of your abdomen and chest.
brat 1. n. 1. A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one. 2. A child of a career military person. [Possibly from. , coarse garment, from Middle English, from Old English. , of Celtic origin .]. bratâ²tish adj.
In elementary school we knew him/her as a brownnoser or an apple polisher. As an adult you might choose a less euphemistic term: Weingartenâs suckup, or sycophant, toady, lackey, or now that you know what it means â a lickspittle. The Free Dictionary calls a lickspittle a flattering or servile person. Servile â of or befitting a slave â captures the idea of someone bowing and scraping to the master. The subordinate who feels the need to flatter his/her superiors is in a form of bondage just as much as a slave is.