Associations to the word «Toady»

Wiktionary

TOADY, noun. A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage.
TOADY, noun. (archaic) A coarse, rustic woman.
TOADY, verb. (intransitive) (construed with to) To behave like a toady (to someone).

Dictionary definition

TOADY, noun. A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
TOADY, verb. Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca