Meanings
nountoadyism (countable and uncountable, plural toadyisms)
plural toadyisms
- countableuncountableSycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.
The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.
2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2018
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奉承, 拍馬屁 /拍马屁
- 奉承 (fèngchéng)obsequious behavior
- 拍馬屁 /拍马屁 (pāi mǎpì)obsequious behavior
Finnish imartelu, mielistely
- imarteluobsequious behavior
- mielistelyobsequious behavior
French flagornerie
- flagornerieobsequious behavior
German Kriechertum, Untertänigkeit
- Kriechertumobsequious behavior
- Untertänigkeitobsequious behavior
Russian подхалима́ж, раболе́пие
- подхалима́ж (podxalimáž)obsequious behavior
- раболе́пие (rabolépije)obsequious behavior
- лизоблюдство (lizobljudstvo)obsequious behavior
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Cite this entry
APA
toadyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyism
MLA
“toadyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toadyism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toadyism.
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