See Also: toady(medicine)
toady(1)(dictionary)
toady(2)(dictionary)
toady 1, noun(dictionary)
toady 2, verb(dictionary)

toady(2) (iou)



toady noun & verb. L17.
[from TOAD + -Y6. In sense 2 perh. back-form. from TOAD-EATER.]
A. noun.
A toad, formerly spec. a small or young toad. Long rare or obsolete. L17.
A person who behaves servilely to or fawns on another; a sycophant, an obsequious hanger-on. Also (derog., rare), a humble friend or dependant. E19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Be a toady (to); behave servilely to or fawn on (a person). E19.
toadyish adjective E20.
toadyism noun behaviour characteristic of a toady M19.