toady
🇺🇸
/ˈtəʊdi/
🇬🇧
/ˈtəʊdi/
noun
R
A person who tries to please someone more powerful by being very nice or respectful, often to get some kind of reward or advantage.
The toady always praises the boss to get a promotion.
verb
R
To act in a very nice or respectful way towards someone more powerful, in order to gain some kind of reward or advantage.
She doesn't want to toady to the boss to get the promotion.
translation
A person who tries to please someone more powerful by being very nice or respectful, often to get some kind of reward or advantage.
To act in a very nice or respectful way towards someone more powerful, in order to gain some kind of reward or advantage.
Word Forms
3rd Present
toadies
Past
toadied
Perfect
toadied
Progressive
toadying
Plural
toadies