Toadeater and the verb derived from it, toadeat, influenced the sense of the noun and verb toad and the noun toady, so that both nouns could mean "sycophant" and the verb toady could mean "to act like a toady to someone. ... an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
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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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... is a Kind of: sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey ... What does toady mean? ... Why is obsequious sycophant called a toady?
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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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