Toadie | search
Click here to view Toadie news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Toady Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterIn 17th-century Europe, a toadeater was a showman's assistant whose job was to make the boss look good. The toadeater would eat (or pretend to eat) what were supposed to be poisonous toads. The charlatan in charge would then "save" the toad-afflicted assistant by expelling the poison.
- TOADY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comToady definition: an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.. See examples of TOADY used in a sentence.
- Toady - definition of toady by The Free DictionaryA person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant. To be a toady to or behave like a toady. See Synonyms at fawn 1. [From toad.] Word History: The first toadies were actually toad-eaters.
- TOADY | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryTOADY definition: 1. a person who praises and is artificially pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to…. Learn more.
- Toady - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.comYou can call the kid who is always really nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a good grade a brown-noser or, if you want to sound clever, a toady. The word toady has a gross, yet engaging history. Back when medicine was more trickery than science, traveling medicine men would come to a town.
More
