toady
pronunciation
How to pronounce toady in British English:
UK [ˈtəʊdi]
How to pronounce toady in American English:
US [ˈtoʊdi]
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- Noun:
- a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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- Verb:
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
Word Origin
- toady (n.)
- "servile parasite," 1826, apparently shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer" (1742), originally (1620s) "the assistant of a charlatan," who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827. Related: Toadied; toadying.
Example
- 1. I caught a rabbit in the trap toady .
- 2. Toady I can answer most of your questions .
- 3. You 're the toady king and I 'm the toady pussy .
- 4. Need we return the magazine toady ?
- 5. We knocked off work a little earlier toady because of the bad weather .