toady C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈtoʊ.di/ UK /ˈtəʊ.di/ See IPA manual Freq #40875 Meanings 1 noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Political parties are known to harbor toadies. 2 verb to try to gain favor by cringing or flattering The upstart politician is toadying around town, trying to make friends with powerful people. Thesaurus Synonyms grovelkowtow Word family Forms toadiedtoadiestoadying Derived forms toadyish Etymology From a shortening of toadeater + -y. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # toady **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈtoʊ.di/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtəʊ.di/ **Frequency rank:** 40875 ## Meanings 1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage 2. to try to gain favor by cringing or flattering ## Examples - Political parties are known to harbor toadies. - The upstart politician is toadying around town, trying to make friends with powerful people. ## Synonyms - grovel - kowtow ## Derived Forms - toadyish ## Etymology From a shortening of toadeater + -y. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown