toady

[toh-dee]

noun

plural

toadies 

1. an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.

   Synonyms: apple polisher, parasite, fawner

verb (used with object)

toadied, toadying 

1. to be the toady to.

verb (used without object)

toadied, toadying 

1. to be a toady.

toady

/ ˈtəʊdɪ /

noun

1. a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant

verb

1. to fawn on and flatter (someone)

Other Word Forms

• toadyish adjective
• toadyism noun
• untoadying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of toady¹

First recorded in 1680–90; toad + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of toady¹

C19: shortened from _toadeater

Example Sentences

He, or more plausibly some eager-to-please groveling toady, actually wants school children to study the so-called evidence of that enormous history-shaping crime, which may involve the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop.

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How long before his FBI toadies report statistics that back up his lies?

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So how will the "usual suspects", the "softies", the "newbies" and the "toadies" shake down?

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But she correctly notes that Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform — and Trump persuaded congressional toadies to block the bill so he could run on the divisive issue.

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Only a shameless Trump toady would keep spouting that “two tiers” nonsense after the Justice Department’s successful prosecution of Biden’s son, with a second federal trial ahead in September.

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