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Sycophant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a modern context a sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs ) is a servile person who, acting in his or her own self-interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influentia...
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Meaning #1: in an obsequious manner; Synonyms: subserviently, servilely; Derived from adjective: obsequious (meaning #1) ... How can you put obsequious in a sentence? ... Why is an obsequious sycophant called a toady?
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…wait, am i one of the blogger blowhards…hmm…if so, that’s new… despite nearly 15,000 posts to my blog in five years, and roughly the same number of negative comments and e-mails, i’ve never been called that before…...
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A radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and justice. ... Shall we toady? Really. ... When it comes to their own backyard, however, these soi-disant arbiters of universal values frigidly ignore views that aren’t self-selected, insular and distinctly obsequious to their pet theories about life outside hard cover.
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I suppose these La-La Land flakmeisters (and the obsequious, fawning, sycophant media with which they deal in the so-called star business) are used to spoon-fed, fabricated stories created to make their myriad celebrities look good.
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It is one thing to see silly fanboys orgasming over each other about their latest social network for unemployed 24-year old coders in the 415 area code, but when one sees someone who has a pretty impressive resume become a fanboy, it’s even sadder. ... Dave McClure is, or rather was, a smart guy. ... First of all,
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Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Brian Deer: Conflicted “Journalist", Industry Toady or Modern-Day Madame Defarge?? ... I vote for Toady - according to dictionary.com, the definition of toady is: sycophant which is a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
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