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How to pronounce toady in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant
Type of adulator, flatterer
Has types bootlicker, fawner, goody-goody, groveler, truckler, groveller, apple polisher
Type Words
Synonyms bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, suck up, truckle
Type of blandish, flatter
Has types court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour

Examples of toady

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Given that the Queen doesn't care for ballet, why should ballet toady to the Queen?
From the independent.co.uk
Show your support for the scientific theories competing for validity toady at Cern.
From the newscientist.com
The true uber-toady is so subtle that co-workers hardly notice the toadying.
From the stltoday.com
Toady up to them shamelessly so they'll remember you at your job interview.
From the news-journalonline.com
He was also, incidentally, a supreme toady, fraudulent scholar and humbug.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There is no bright-line when you note Senate toadies trying to out toady one another.
From the nation.time.com
In any case, the conception of history as a toady to power is indecent.
From the theatlantic.com
Voting to abstain to toady to the US and Israel is morally disgusting.
From the guardian.co.uk
It will lobby and bribe and stack governments and regulatory agencies with toady politicians.
From the newscientist.com
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  • Sycophant: a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
  • Fawn: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
  • Sycophancy means: # flattery; servility. # False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. # The character or characteristic of a .
  • Toadies are a grunge/post-grunge band from Fort Worth, Texas best known for the song "Possum Kingdom." The band's classic lineup consisted of Todd Lewis on vocals/guitar, Mark Reznicek on drums, Lisa Umbarger on bass, and Darrel Herbert on guitar. ...
  • (toadyism) sycophancy, the practice or quality of a toady, i.e., fawning, obsequious, extremely deferential (and essentially self-serving) behavior towards (an)other(s)
  • (Toadies) are enemies first appearing in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They usually travel in groups of four and are usually depicted as followers of Kamek the Magikoopa.
  • (TOE dee) noun One who panders to the wealthy or influential; a servile flatterer. syn. -- sycophant.
  • One who is a hanger on or false flatterer to the rich and powerful.
  • Toady One: The creator of Dwarf Fortress.