toady
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toady¹
- /ˈtəʊ.di/ UK
- /ˈtoʊ.di/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdi
Where it comes from
From a shortening of toadeater + -y.
noun toadies
-
A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
"But who is she, can you tell me?" / "Some fair-skinned speculation of old Montreville's, I suppose, that she has got either to toady herself, or take in some of her black friends with.—Is it possible you have never heard of old Mother Montreville?"
Similar: adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-kisser, ass-licker, bootlick, bootlicker, buttkisser, buttlicker, brown-nose, brown-noser
- A coarse, rustic woman.
verb toadies · toadying · toadied
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To behave like a toady (toward someone).
But bless your hearts, we "ain't so green," though lots of us of all sorts toady you enough certainly, and try to make you think so.
Similar: fawn, flannel, suck up, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, butter up, dickride, duchess, fawn over, fellate
toady²
- /ˈtəʊ.di/ UK
- /ˈtoʊ.di/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdi
Where it comes from
From toad + -y.
adjective more toady · most toady
- toadlike The bath is of greatest advantage in these chronic cases, with an earthy complexion and toady skin, if I am allowed thus to express its appearance.
noun toadies
- Diminutive of toad
Translations
Every language
noun sycophant flattering others to gain personal advantage
| Español | arrastrado, cepillero, chupamedias, lambiscón, lameculos, pelotillero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 马屁精 mǎpìjīng |
| Português | lambe-botas, puxa-saco |
| Français | flagorneur |
| Deutsch | Arschkriecher, Schleimer |
| Italiano | adulatore, lacchè, leccaculo, lecchino, ruffiano |
| Română | lingău |
| Русский | подли́за podlíza, подхали́м podxalím |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ xu nịnh, kẻ bợ đỡ |
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title = {toady},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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