Toady
noun
A person who praises or helps powerful people for personal gain.
He was always known as a toady to the company's CEO.
Often appears as...
- political toady
- corporate toady
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To behave in a flattering or servile way towards someone powerful.
He was accused of toadying to the president.
Often appears as...
- toady to authority
- toady to the boss
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who praises or helps powerful people for personal gain.
He was always known as a toady to the company's CEO.
Often appears as...
- political toady
- corporate toady
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To behave in a flattering or servile way towards someone powerful.
He was accused of toadying to the president.
Often appears as...
- toady to authority
- toady to the boss
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'toady' suggests disapproval of someone's behavior. It isn't a compliment.
He's such a toady, always complimenting the manager unnecessarily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Flattery
'Toady' often implies flattery with the intention of gaining favor or advantages.
She didn't just compliment the director's view; she toadied up to secure a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
'Toady' is mostly used in contexts where there is a clear power difference.
The junior analyst was a toady to the senior management, hoping for a raise.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'toady' suggests disapproval of someone's behavior. It isn't a compliment.
He's such a toady, always complimenting the manager unnecessarily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Flattery
'Toady' often implies flattery with the intention of gaining favor or advantages.
She didn't just compliment the director's view; she toadied up to secure a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
'Toady' is mostly used in contexts where there is a clear power difference.
The junior analyst was a toady to the senior management, hoping for a raise.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'toady' suggests disapproval of someone's behavior. It isn't a compliment.
He's such a toady, always complimenting the manager unnecessarily.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Flattery
'Toady' often implies flattery with the intention of gaining favor or advantages.
She didn't just compliment the director's view; she toadied up to secure a promotion.
Pro Tip 3/3Power Dynamics
'Toady' is mostly used in contexts where there is a clear power difference.
The junior analyst was a toady to the senior management, hoping for a raise.
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serial killers be a side of madness anyway he seemed completely normal to me but what did I know but I've got home I emailed his punished and honestly made and I said what's the story and he said yep we accept that toady faked madness to get out of a prison sentence because
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it is the road I want to be offered that's a really very good question from possibly toady possibly somebody else I couldn't really hear LS there but it's a
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
serial killers be a side of madness anyway he seemed completely normal to me but what did I know but I've got home I emailed his punished and honestly made and I said what's the story and he said yep we accept that toady faked madness to get out of a prison sentence because
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 65 PIPE...
it is the road I want to be offered that's a really very good question from possibly toady possibly somebody else I couldn't really hear LS there but it's a
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Quote examples
Geoffrey Boycott
British Athlete
I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.
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Edward Dahlberg
American Novelist
The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Boycott
British Athlete
I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.
Quote examples
Edward Dahlberg
American Novelist
The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.
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