toadyism

Variant of toady

toady definition

toady (tō′dē)

noun pl. toadies toad′·ies

a servile flatterer; sycophant, esp. one who does distasteful or unprincipled things in order to gain favor

Etymology: short for toadeater, quack doctor's assistant who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to show the efficacy of quack medicines

transitive verb, intransitive verb toadied toad′·ied, toadying toad′y·ing

to be a toady (to); flatter

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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