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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
toad·y    Audio Help   [toh-dee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural toad·ies, verb, toad·ied, toad·y·ing.
–noun
1.an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
–verb (used with object)
2.to be the toady to.
–verb (used without object)
3.to be a toady.
[Origin: 1680–90; toad + -y2]

—Related forms
toad·y·ish, adjective
toad·y·ism, noun

—Synonyms 1. fawner, yes man, parasite, apple polisher.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  fawn
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior.
Synonyms:  bootlick, cringe, grovel, kowtow, slaver, truckle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  sycophant
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  One who flatters another excessively.
Synonyms:  adulator, courtier, flatterer
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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