toadying
present participle of toady
Source: Wiktionary
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
15 December 2024
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
