toady

Plural: toadies

Noun

• a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
• A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
• A coarse, rustic woman.
• Diminutive of toad.

Verb

Verb Forms: toadied, toadying, toadies

• To flatter or act obsequiously to someone for personal gain.
• try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
• To behave like a toady (toward someone).
• To behave like a toady toward (someone).

Adj

• toadlike

Examples

• He would often toady to the dictionary, hoping it would validate his questionable Scrabble plays.

Synonyms

ass-kisser, bootlick, crawler, fawn, kotow, kowtow, lackey, suck up, sycophant, truckle, adulator, apple polisher, arse-kisser, arse-licker, ass-licker, bootlicker, brown noser, buttkisser, buttlicker, clawback, dickrider, doormat, flatterer, flunkey, groveler, groveller, hanger-on, kiss-ass, lick-platter, lickpot, lickspittle, minion, people pleaser, pickthank, schmoozer, simp, throne sniffer, toadeater, toady, white knight

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