toady

  • 21toady — toad•y [[t]ˈtoʊ di[/t]] n. pl. toad•ies, 1) an obsequious flatterer; sycophant 2) to be a toady • Etymology: 1820–30; toad (eater) + y II toad′y•ish, adj. toad′y•ism, n …

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  • 22toady — Synonyms and related words: apple polish, apple polisher, ass licker, backscratcher, backslapper, bend the knee, bootlick, bootlicker, bow, bow and scrape, brown nose, brownie, clawback, courtier, cower, crawl, creature, creep, cringe, cringer,… …

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  • 23toady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fawner, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker (inf.). See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parasite, flatterer, fawner; see sycophant . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. sycophant, flatterer,… …

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  • 24toady — toad|y1 [ toudi ] noun count someone who pretends to like a rich or important person in order to get some advantage from them. This word shows that you dislike people like this. toad|y2 [ toudi ] verb intransitive to pretend to like a rich or… …

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  • 25toady — toad·y || təʊdɪ n. flatterer, sycophant, parasite v. flatter in the hope of gaining favor, fawn upon …

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  • 27toady — noun (plural toadies) 1》 a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. 2》 Australian term for pufferfish. verb (toadies, toadying, toadied) act obsequiously. Derivatives toadyish adjective toadyism no …

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  • 28toady — 1 noun (C) informal someone who pretends to like an important person so that they will help you 2 verb (I) to pretend to like an important person so that they will help you (+ to): toadying to the boss …

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  • 29toady — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) a sycophant; an obsequious hanger on. v.tr. & (foll. by to) intr. ( ies, ied) behave servilely to; fawn upon. Derivatives: toadyish adj. toadyism n. Etymology: contr. of toad eater, a charlatan s attendant who ate toads… …

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