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toadying


From the verb toady: (⇒ conjugate)
toadying is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
toad•y /ˈtoʊdi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. toad•ies, v., toad•ied, toad•y•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. one who flatters another to gain favor;
    a sycophant.

v. [no object]
  1. to be or act like one who flatters another to gain favor:an employee who toadies to the boss.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
toad•y  (tō′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. toad•ies, v., toad•ied, toad•y•ing. 
n. 
  1. an obsequious flatterer;
    sycophant.

v.t. 
  1. to be the toady to.

v.i. 
  1. to be a toady.
  • toad + -y2 1680–90
toad′y•ish, adj. 
toad′y•ism, n. 
    1. fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
toady /ˈtəʊdɪ/ n ( pl toadies)
  1. a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant
 vb (toadies, toadying, toadied)
  1. to fawn on and flatter (someone)
Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from toadeaterˈtoadyish adj ˈtoadyism n
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