Definition of toady Toady

toad•y

We found 10 definitions of toady from 5 different sources.

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What does toady mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

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

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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • toady (n.)
    A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.
  • toady (n.)
    A coarse, rustic woman.
  • toady (v. t.)
    To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • toady
    Person who flatters others for the purpose of obtaining a personnal advantage.

Part of speech

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  • toady, verb, present, 1st person singular of toady (infinitive).
  • toady, verb (infinitive).
  • toady, noun, singular of toadies.

Pronunciation

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