toady

ˈtoʊdi

toadiedtoadies

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Definition of toady - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

flattererperson who flatters others for personal gain

He was known as a toady at work, always complimenting the boss's mediocre ideas..

flatterer

sycophant

Verb

servile behavior

intr.

behave in a servile way to gain favor

intr.

He was always toadying to the boss for promotions.

fawn

flatter

kowtow

excessive flattery

tr.

flatter someone excessively for personal gain

tr.

She toadied to the celebrity to get an autograph.

fawn

flatter

suck up

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Origin of toady

English, toad (flatterer) + y (suffix)

Examples of toady in a sentence

Everyone knew him as the office toady.
She was toadying to the director to get a role in the play.
They accused him of toadying to the influential guests.
He would toady to his boss to get a promotion.
They toadied to the manager hoping for a raise.

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French:flagorneur, lécher les bottes, ...
German:Speichellecker, schleimen, ...
Italian:adulatore, essere servile, ...
Spanish:adulador, adular, ...
Portuguese:puxa-saco, bajular, ...
Chinese:马屁精, 拍马屁, ...
Japanese:おべっか使い, へつらう, ...
Arabic:مُتَمَلِّق, تَمَلَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:חַנְפָן, לְהִתְחַנֵּף, ...
Russian:подхалим, льстить, ...
Ukrainian:підлабузник, підлабузнюватися, ...
Hindi:चापलूस, चापलूसी करना, ...
Bengali:চাটুকার, তোষামোদ করা, ...
Catalan:adulador, adular, ...
Czech:patolízal, podlézat, ...
Danish:smigrer, fedte for, ...
Dutch:vleier, vleien, ...
Greek:γλείφτης, γλείφω, ...
Hungarian:talpnyaló, benyalni, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សអែបអប, អែបអប, ...
Korean:아첨꾼, 비굴하게 행동하다, ...
Persian:چاپلوس, چاپلوسی کرد, ...
Polish:lizus, podlizywać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):puxa-saco, bajular, ...
Romanian:lingău, a se gudura, ...
Swedish:fjäskare, fjäsa, ...
Thai:คนสอพลอ, ประจบประแจง, ...
Turkish:yalaka, dalkavukluk yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ nịnh bợ, nịnh bợ, ...

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