Toady — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈoʊdi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈəʊdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈəʊdi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈoʊdi/.

Examples

He is always kowtowing to his boss

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sycophant crawler truckle fawn suck up kowtow bootlick lackey kotow ass-kisser

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
verb	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering “He is always kowtowing to his boss”

Word Forms

sycophantic	adjective	attempting to win favor by flattery
sycophancy	noun	fawning obsequiousness
toady	verb	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
crawl	verb	show submission or fear
fawner	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
toady	noun	a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
truckler	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
truckling	noun	the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons)
bootlicker	noun	someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
kowtow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kotow	noun	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Speichellecker

jemand, der versucht, jemandem zu gefallen, um sich einen persönlichen Vorteil zu verschaffen

🇫🇷French

flagorneur

une personne qui essaie de plaire à quelqu'un afin d'obtenir un avantage personnel

🇪🇸Spanish

lameculos

Persona que intenta complacer a alguien para obtener una ventaja personal.

🇮🇹Italian

oggi

una persona che cerca di compiacere qualcuno per ottenere un vantaggio personale

🇳🇱Dutch

paddenstoel

iemand die probeert iemand een plezier te doen om persoonlijk voordeel te behalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bajulador

uma pessoa que tenta agradar alguém para obter vantagem pessoal

🇷🇺Russian

подхалим

человек, который пытается кому-то угодить, чтобы получить личную выгоду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चापलूस

वह व्यक्ति जो व्यक्तिगत लाभ प्राप्त करने के लिए किसी को प्रसन्न करने का प्रयास करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

தேரை

தனிப்பட்ட நன்மையைப் பெறுவதற்காக ஒருவரைப் பிரியப்படுத்த முயற்சிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

టోడీ

వ్యక్తిగత ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఒకరిని సంతోషపెట్టడానికి ప్రయత్నించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

टोडी

वैयक्तिक फायदा मिळविण्यासाठी एखाद्याला संतुष्ट करण्याचा प्रयत्न करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘડાયેલું

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વ્યક્તિગત લાભ મેળવવા માટે કોઈને ખુશ કરવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೋಡಿ

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കള്ള്

വ്യക്തിപരമായ നേട്ടം നേടുന്നതിനായി ആരെയെങ്കിലും പ്രീതിപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوڈی

وہ شخص جو ذاتی فائدہ حاصل کرنے کے لیے کسی کو خوش کرنے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拍马屁

为了获得个人利益而试图取悦某人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

元気な

個人的な利益を得るために誰かを喜ばせようとする人

🇰🇷Korean

토디

개인적인 이익을 얻기 위해 누군가를 기쁘게 하려는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ dãi

một người cố gắng làm hài lòng ai đó để đạt được lợi ích cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

สบายดี

บุคคลที่พยายามทำให้ใครบางคนพอใจเพื่อให้ได้เปรียบส่วนตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjilat

seseorang yang mencoba menyenangkan seseorang untuk mendapatkan keuntungan pribadi

🇵🇭Filipino

tody

isang taong nagsisikap na pasayahin ang isang tao upang makakuha ng personal na kalamangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متملق

الشخص الذي يحاول إرضاء شخص ما من أجل الحصول على ميزة شخصية

🇮🇷Persian

وزغ

کسی که سعی می کند کسی را خشنود کند تا به یک مزیت شخصی دست یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

dalkavuk

kişisel çıkar elde etmek amacıyla birisini memnun etmeye çalışan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַפֵּס

אדם שמנסה לרצות מישהו כדי להשיג יתרון אישי

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