toady
noun
[ ˈtəʊdi ]
• a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.
Similar:
sycophant,
obsequious person,
creep,
crawler,
fawner,
flatterer,
flunkey,
lackey,
truckler,
groveller,
doormat,
lickspittle,
kowtower,
minion,
hanger-on,
leech,
puppet,
stooge,
spaniel,
Uriah Heep,
bootlicker,
yes-man,
bum-sucker,
arse-licker,
arse-kisser,
ass-licker,
ass-kisser,
brown-nose,
suckhole,
• a pufferfish.
toady
verb
• act in an obsequious way.
• "she imagined him toadying to his rich clients"
Similar:
be obsequious towards,
be servile towards,
be sycophantic towards,
grovel to,
kowtow to,
abase oneself to,
demean oneself to,
bow and scrape to,
prostrate oneself to,
truckle to,
make up to,
play up to,
dance attendance on,
fawn on,
ingratiate oneself with,
rub up the right way,
curry favour with,
flatter,
court,
suck up to,
crawl to,
creep to,
be all over,
lick someone's boots,
fall all over,
butter up,
brown-nose,
keep someone sweet,
lick/kiss someone's arse,
lick/kiss someone's ass,
Origin:
early 19th century: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.
