toady
noun
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
Example Sentences
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And please, all you Spencer Pratt toadies, don’t send me your whiny little notes about how he was the guy all along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The heads of those places have been fired or have stepped down, sometimes replaced by crypto industry toadies.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
So how will the "usual suspects", the "softies", the "newbies" and the "toadies" shake down?
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
She may have a narcissistic ruthlessness, but she’s also indecisive and weak, desperate for love, easily manipulated by manifold toadies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Stickler was one of those toadies who worship rank for its own sake.
From Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
