toad•y
We found 10 definitions of toady from 5 different sources.
Noun |
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toady - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | ||
sycophant, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser | ||
adulator, flatterer a person who uses flattery | ||
apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect | ||
Verb |
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toady - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" | ||
fawn, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up | ||
blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly | ||
court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" |