Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practices of a toady; sycophancy; servile adulation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The practice of meanly fawning on another; base sycophancy; servile adulation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
sycophancy , the practice or quality of atoady ;fawning ,obsequious behavior
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hugh's acquaintance with "carriage-people," the toadyism which is so essential an element of such jealousy, had by this time revived; and when Hugh was proceeding to finish the lesson he had begun, intending it to be his last, she said:
David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864
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Among them throve the old English feeling of respect for ancient families, which is nowadays called "toadyism" by those whom it baulks of robbery.
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Canadians in general loved the Irish duet, but the CBC replayed the clip constantly with commentary that it was symbolic of a humiliating "toadyism" and a sub-ordination of Canada's interests.
Peaktalk v2 2008
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Their system of nepotism, toadyism and general groveling and begging works much better.
Think Progress » Right Wing Mounts Witch Hunt To Smear TSA Nominee With Flailing, Off-Target Attacks 2010
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Remember that Bush also nominated Harriet Miers (his personal lawyer whose nomination in the face of her toadyism and lack of experience became a joke on both sides).
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In “Bandhobi,” director Shin Dong-il translates to screen “uncomfortable” issues of illegal immigration, racism and social toadyism through the universal languages of ticklish humor, teenage angst and priceless friendship.
Global Voices in English » Bangladesh, South Korea: Bandhobi, Addressing Migrant Workers’ Issues 2009
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Bragging about it to a group of people in a rather blatant effort to appeal to the Jesus-shouter faction of the Republican Party in Florida when you're running for the Senate against a far-right primary opponent smells of craven toadyism and opportunism, not to mention leaving him wide open for mockery from snarky bloggers.
Oh, Crist 2009
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Dogs and centrist-conservative Democrats in the Senate are †"even by today's standards â€" nauseating in their blatant toadyism, and shine the brightest spotlight yet on the Turkish bazaar we call the United States
None Dare Call it Bribery: Is the Public Option America's Political Crucible? 2009
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In my opinion, Newsarama like Wizard magazine suffers from toadyism towards the bigger publishers.
Dark Horse Mounts a Valiant Effort to Revive Gold Key! Chuck Wells 2009
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In my opinion, Newsarama like Wizard magazine suffers from toadyism towards the bigger publishers.
Archive 2009-08-01 Chuck Wells 2009
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