About The Word Toady
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Toady
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What's The Definition Of Toady?
[n] a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
[v] tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" Synonyms | Synonyms for Toady: bootlick | crawler | fawn | kotow | kowtow | lackey | suck up | sycophant | truckle Related Terms | Find terms related to Toady: See Also | adulator | apple polisher | ass-kisser | blandish | bootlicker | court favor | court favour | curry favor | curry favour | fawner | flatter | flatterer | goody-goody | groveler | groveller | truckler Toady In Webster's Dictionary \Toad"y\, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.]
1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.
Before I had been standing at the window five
minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were
all toadies and humbugs. --Dickens.
2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
\Toad"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toadying}.] To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. |
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