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TOADIES
Noun
toadies
plural of toady
Verb
toadies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of toady
Anagrams
• dioates, iodates
Source: Wiktionary
TOADY
Toad"y, n.; pl. Toadies. Etym: [Shortened from toadeater.]
1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs. Dickens.
2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Toad"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Toadying.]
Definition: To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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