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toad⋅y

[toh-dee] noun, plural toad⋅ies, verb, toad⋅ied, toad⋅y⋅ing.
–noun
1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
–verb (used with object)
2. to be the toady to.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be a toady.

Origin:
1680–90; toad + -y 2


toad⋅y⋅ish, adjective
toad⋅y⋅ism, noun


1. fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher.
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