Word of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2009
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toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
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1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
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You know that you are the B.O.'s toady if you think that the bailout package is a good deal!
You know that you are the B.O.'s toady if you think that the bailout package is a good deal!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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c 1690 for noun, possibly shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer," originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827.
c 1690 for noun, possibly shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer," originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827.
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