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toady

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊdi/
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Definition of toady

noun (plural toadies)

  • 1a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.

verb (toadies, toadying, toadied)

[no object]
  • act in an obsequious way:she imagined him toadying to his rich clients

Derivatives

toadyish

adjective

toadyism

noun

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

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