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- [toh-dee]
- /ˈtoʊ di/
- /ˈtəʊ.di/
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- [toh-dee]
- /ˈtoʊ di/
Definitions of toady word
- noun plural toady an obsequious flatterer; sycophant. 1
- verb with object toady to be the toady to. 1
- verb without object toady to be a toady. 1
- intransitive verb toady behave obsequiously 1
- noun toady obsequious person 1
- countable noun toady If you refer to someone as a toady, you disapprove of them because they flatter or are pleasant towards an important or powerful person in the hope of getting some advantage from them. 0
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Origin of toady
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; toad + -y2
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Parts of speech for Toady
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toady popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for toady
noun toady
- adulator — to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assenter — a person who agrees or complies
verb toady
- apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- backscratch — a favour done for someone in return for another
- backscratching — a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.
- bootlick — to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
- brown nose — a form of light sensitization in cattle
Top questions with toady
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