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toady

toad·y [ tṓdee ]


noun  (plural toad·ies)
Definition:
 
somebody servile and ingratiating: a self-serving person who behaves in a servile sycophantic manner, fawning on and flattering people with power or influence



intransitive verb  (past and past participle toad·ied, present participle toad·y·ing, 3rd person present singular toad·ies)
Definition:
 
behave ingratiatingly: to behave in a servile sycophantic manner, fawning on and flattering people with power or influence in order to achieve an advantage

[Early 19th century. Shortening of toadeater "toady"]

toad·y·ish adjective
toad·y·ism noun
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