toady
11toady — toad·y (tō’dē) n. pl. toad·ies ▸ A person who flatters or defers to others for self serving reasons; a sycophant. tr. & intr.v. toad·ied, toad·y·ing, toad·ies ▸ To be a toady to or behave like a toady. See Synonyms at FAWN(Cf. ↑fawn)1 …
12toady up — v. (d; intr.) to toady up to (he toadied up to the boss) * * * (d; intr.) to toady up to (he toady updied up to the boss) …
13toady — toadyish, adj. toadyism, n. /toh dee/, n., pl. toadies, v., toadied, toadying. n. 1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant. v.t. 2. to be the toady to. v.i. 3. to be a toady. [1680 90; TOAD + Y2] Syn. 1. fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher. *… …
14toady — toad|y1 [ˈtəudi US ˈtou ] n plural toadies [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: toadeater helper of a seller of medicines who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to prove the value of the medicine (17 19 centuries)] informal someone who… …
15toady — I. /ˈtoʊdi / (say tohdee) noun (plural toadies) 1. an obsequious sycophant; a fawning flatterer. –verb (toadied, toadying) –verb (t) 2. to be the toady to. –verb (i) 3. to be a toady. {shortened form of obsolete toadeater, a mountebank s… …
16toady — I. noun (plural toadies) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater Date: 1826 one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors ; sycophant Synonyms: see parasite II. intransitive verb (toadied; toadying) …
17toady — 1. noun A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage. But how could she have helped herself? I asked, imagining the sneers and the laughter, the adulation of the toadies, the scepticism of the professional poet. 2. verb To …
18toady — [[t]to͟ʊdi[/t]] toadies, toadying, toadied 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are pleasant towards an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from …
19toady — 1. noun a conniving little toady Syn: sycophant, brown noser, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, trained seal, doormat, stooge, cringer; informal bootlicker, suck up, yes man; vulgar slang kiss ass, ass kisser 2. verb she imagined him… …
20toady — n 1. sycophant, toadeater, fawner, flatterer, fawning flatterer, truckler, tufthunter, courtier, wheedler, puffer, backslapper, backscratcher, time server, Inf. apple polisher, Sl. brown nose, Sl. brown noser, Sl. brownie, Obs., Rare. blander,… …
