toady
Meaning
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- A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
- A coarse, rustic woman.
Synonyms
curry favour with
fawn on
applepolish
make up to
be obsequious
ingratiate oneself
cuury favour with
endear oneself to
curry favor with
ingratiate oneself with
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtəʊ.di/
Etymology
From a shortening of toadeater + -y.
New
toad
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- An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- An ugly person.
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