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   Toad·y

   /ˈtōdē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

   verb

   • 1. act in an obsequious way: "she imagined him toadying to his rich clients"

   Word Origin early 19th century: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.

   Derivatives

   • 1. toadyish adjective
   • 2. toadyism noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Where did the word 'Toady' come from?

   • Word History: The first toadies were actually toad-eaters. The word toady has its origins in the practices of seventeenth-century quacks and charlatans who claimed that they could draw out poisons from poisoning victims. Toads were thought to be poisonous, and so these quacks would have an attendant eat—or pretend to eat—a toad.

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   What does Toady up to mean?

   • Thank you for using The Free Dictionary! To attempt to gain or maintain support, approval, or advantage from one through fawning, flattery, or other such sycophantic behavior. That sniveling twerp is always toadying up to the boss. Plenty of people toady up to her now that she's become so wealthy and powerful.

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   What does it mean if a person is a toady?

   • 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 them.

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   Is a party a toady?

   • It is representative and its members are not toadies. If ever there was a running away from facts and a toadying to pressure from the other side, here is an instance of it. By their very nature, the people elected as a result of having served the party will be the worst form of toadies.

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   Toady is a noun or verb that means a servile self-seeker or flatterer. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of toady from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Toady is a noun or verb that means a person who praises and is artificially pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of toady with examples and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Toady is a noun or verb that means a person who praises and is artificially pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of toady with examples and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   verb (used without object) , toad·ied, toad·y·ing. 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) Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈtoadyish, adjective. ˈtoadyism, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. toad y·ish adjective.

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   Definitions of toady. noun. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage. synonyms: crawler, lackey, sycophant. see more. verb. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering. synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, truckle. see more.

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   A toady is a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant. Learn the origin, usage, and translations of the word toady from various sources and dictionaries.

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   4 days ago · A toady is a person who flatter or ingratiate themselves to a powerful or important person for some advantage. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of 'toady'.