[每日] toady (n) 諂媚者
Word of the Day (Monday February 9, 2009)
toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
Pronunciation: http://ppt.cc/qEUv
1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
verb:
1. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
The freshman was the senior's toady even though many made fun of
her.
They came backstage and toadied to the actor.
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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