toady
toad‧y /ˈtəʊdi $ ˈtoʊ-/ noun (plural toadies) [countable]
toady verb (past tense and past participle toadied, present participle toadying, third person singular toadies) [intransitive]
چاپلوس، متملق، کاسه لیس، مداهنه کردن
toady[noun]Synonyms:- sycophant, bootlicker
(informal), crawler
(slang), creep
(slang), flatterer, flunkey, hanger-on, lackey, minion, yes man
[verb]Synonyms:- flatter, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn on, grovel, kowtow to, pander to, suck up to
(informal)
Related Idioms: *kiss ass
Related Words: follow,
tag,
tail,
trail [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. toad‧y1 /ˈtəʊdi $ ˈtoʊ-/
noun (
plural toadies)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: toadeater 'helper of a seller of medicines who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to prove the value of the medicine' (17-19 centuries)]
informal someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them – used to show disapproval
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. toady2 verb (
past tense and past participle toadied,
present participle toadying,
third person singular toadies)
[intransitive] to pretend to like an important person and do things for them, so that they will help you – used to show disapproval
toady to
toadying to the boss [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲