toad

Meaning

Noun

1. An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
2. (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
3. (derogatory) An ugly person.

Verb

To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

Synonyms

frog

🐸

reptile

anuran

batrachian

salientian

toad frog

bullfrog

peeper

rogue

spade

villain

🦹‍♂️

strong-armer

European toad

Sapo

toad-cake

bad guy

blackguard

criminal

crook

earthworm

molluscs

Translations

crapaud

sapo

Kröte

rospo

sapo

Bufo

pad

🛣️

gripau

φρύνος

bufo

βάτραχος

batracio

Bufo vulgaris

rana

🐸

Pronounced as (IPA)

/toʊd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tode

Inherited from Old English: *tāde

Cognate with Scots: tade

Cognate with Danish: tudse

Cognate with Swedish: tåssa

Cognate with Old English: tāxe

Cognate with Old English: tosca

In summary

From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”).
Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.