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Toady Sb Important Special Kindness Respect Order Gain

Front toady
Back noun, verb
BrE /ˈtəʊdi/NAmE /ˈtoʊdi/

noun

(pl. toadies)(informal, disapproving)a person who treats sb more important with special kindness or respect in order to gain their favour or help sycophant


verb


(toad•ies, toady•ing, toad•ied, toad•ied) [intransitive] ~ (to sb) (disapproving)to treat sb more important with special kindness or respect in order to gain their favour or helpI'm not prepared to toady to him just to save my job.

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