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toady
[ toh-dee ]
noun
- an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
Synonyms: apple polisher, fawner, parasite
verb (used with object)
- to be the toady to.
verb (used without object)
- to be a toady.
toady
/ ˈtəʊdɪ /
noun
- a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant
verb
- to fawn on and flatter (someone)
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Derived Forms
- ˈtoadyism, noun
- ˈtoadyish, adjective
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Other Words From
- toady·ish adjective
- toady·ism noun
- un·toady·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toady1
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Example Sentences
To say that, as a great moral reformer, he had no enemies, would be to say that he was a toady and a time-server.
Swift was a toady at heart, and used Stella vilely for the sake of that hussy Vanessa.
But if Toady told you that, then no one can blame the Gardeness.
Maybe he got his toady, Jack Pender, to set the place afire so nothing would ever come out about it, suggested Bob.
Sir Toady Lion, having a "pinch-bug" coralled in his palms, sat regarding it cautiously between his thumbs.
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