Reverse Dictionary: TOADY

ADJECTIVES
► of the nature of a parasite, sycophantic, toadying, sponging → PARASITICAL 1577-87 
► of the nature of a parasite, sycophantic, toadying → PARASITIC 1627
► officious, anxious to ingratiate oneself, meddlesome, obsequious, toadying → INBEARING 1808 Sc.
► toadying → ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING L19 sl.
► toadying → ARSEHOLE-CREEPING L19 sl.
► toadying → ARSEHOLEY L19 sl.

NOUNS
► the practice of toadying → LICK-SPITTLE 19C
► toadying → ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING L19 sl.
► toadying → ARSEHOLE-CREEPING L19 sl.
► obsequious behaviour; toadying → ARSE-LICKING 1912 sl.
► currying favour, toadying → APPLE-POLISHING 1926 US colloq.
► excessive or insincere flattery, esp. when intended to gain favour or advancement; toadying → ARSE-KISSING • ASS-KISSING 1937 sl.
► fulsome flattery; flattering or toadying behaviour → SMARM 1937 colloq.

NOUNS, PERSON
► one who eats at the table or at the expense of another; always with opprobrious application; one who obtains the hospitality, patronage, or favour of the wealthy or powerful by obsequiousness and flattery; a hanger-on from interested motives; a toady, a servile flatterer → PARASITE 1539 
► a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back → CLAWBACK 1549 obs. exc. dial.
► a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady → FAWNGUEST 1592 obs.
► a toady → SUCK-FIST 1611 obs.
► a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady → LICKSPIT 1620
► one who fawns, cringes, or flatters; a toady → FAWN 1635 obs. rare
► one who is servilely obsequious; a toady; a yes-man → LACKEY • LACQUEY c1692
► a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady → TOAD-EATER 1742
► a person who flatters another excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement; a toady → ARSE-KISSER • ASS-KISSER 1766 sl.
► a toady, an apple-polisher → PIMP 1791 Amer. dial.
► a mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person → LICK-SPITTLE 1796
► a sycophant; a toady → CRAWL 19C Brit. sl.
► a toady, a parasite; a person who sucks neatly through a quill → QUILLER 19C sl.
► a parasite, toady, hanger-on → SLAPSAUCE 19C obs.
► a wheedler, a sycophant, a toady → FRAISER 1825 Sc.
► a toady, a sycophant; a contemptible person → POT-LICKER 1830 US sl.
► a servile flatterer, a toady → TOAD 1831
► a sneaking or contemptible person, now esp. a toady or flatterer → EGGSUCKER 1838 US sl.
► a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady → TOADER 1842 rare
► a toady; a servile flatterer, one who curries favour → BOOTLICKER 1846 Brit. sl.
► a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour → BOOTLICK 1849 Amer. dial.
► a snob; a toady; a social climber → TUFT-HUNTER M19 sl.
► a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind → TAG-TAIL 1864
► a society reporter; a toady → JENKINS 1871 colloq.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant → BUM-SUCKER 1877 Brit. sl.
► a toady, a sycophant, a fawning person → QUEEMER 1880 Sc.
► a sycophant, a toady → SOAP-CRAWLER 1887 sl.
► a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant → FART-SUCKER a1890 Amer. sl.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant → CRAWLER 1892 sl., orig. Aust.
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → ACQUIESCE MAN Bk1892 Amer. sl.
► one who praises you for your praise of him or her; an obsequious person; a flatterer, a sycophant, a toady → BACK-SCRATCHER 1897
► a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse → ARSEHOLE-CRAWLER L19 sl.
► a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse → ARSEHOLE-CREEPER L19 sl.
► a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse → ARSEL-CREEPER L19 sl.
► a toady, a sycophant → BOOT L19 US college sl.
► a toady; a sycophant → SNOT GROVELLER 20C Brit. sl.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant → GREASER 1900 sl.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers → SUCK 1900 sl.
► a sycophant, a toady → HAIRY-BELLY 1910s Aust. sl.
► a sycophant, a toady → HAIRY-GUTS 1910s Aust. sl.
► a man who agrees from self-interest or fear with everything put to him by a superior; an obsequious subordinate; one who always says yes to their superiors in the belief that this is what they like to hear; a sycophant; a toady; a flatterer → YES-MAN 1912 colloq., orig. US
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → YESSER 1912 Amer. colloq.
► a person who attempts to curry favour with a superior; a toady, a flatterer → APPLE-POLISHER 1918 US colloq.
► a toady (Ass-Kisser) → A.K.1930s US sl.
► a toady to public opinion → CHEER-CHASER 1930s Aust. sl.
► a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant → APPLE-SHINER 1935 Amer. dial.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant → BROWN-NOSER 1935 sl., orig. US military usage
► a person who flatters another excessively or insincerely, esp. with the aim of gaining favour or advancement; a toady → ARSE-LICKER • ASS-LICKER 1938 sl.
► an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant → BROWN-NOSE 1938 sl., orig. US military usage
► a toady → APPLE SIMONIZER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → BABY KISSER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady → BACK PATTER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady → BACK SLAPPER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → CREEPER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → CUCKOO Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → DOORMAT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘handshaker’; a sycophant, a toady → FIN FLIPPER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → GIMME GUY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘handshaker’; a sycophant, a toady → GLOVER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → KNEE-BENDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → LEG-PULLER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘handshaker’; a sycophant, a toady → MITT GLOMMER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → NODDER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → POL Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → POLISHER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → POLITICIAN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → POLLY • POLY Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → RED-APPLER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SIMONIZER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SISSY KISSER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SPONGE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → STOOGE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SUCCULENT Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SUCKER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SUCK-UP-TOER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a toady → SUPE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → YAH-MAN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → YEA-MAN Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► one who curries favour; a toady → ASS-SUCKER 1943 Amer. sl.
► a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress; one who abjectly curries favour; a toady→ ARSE-WIPER • ASS-WIPER 1950 Amer. sl.
► a toady, a sycophant → TOCHES-LICKER 1950s sl., orig. US
► a toady, a sycophant → TOKUS-LICKER 1950s sl., orig. US
► a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady → ASS WIPE 1952 Amer. sl.
► a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower → PENNY-DOG 1953 Amer. dial.
► a smarmy person; a sycophant; a toady → SMARMY 1957 rare
► one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant → HEEL-LICKER 1960 Amer. dial.
► a toady → LAMBE 1960s US sl.
► a toady → LAMBICHE 1960s US sl.
► a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant → APPLE-PUSHER 1965 Amer. dial.
► a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant → APPLE-WASHER 1965 Amer. dial.
► a toady, one who curries favour → BROWN 1965 Amer. dial.
► a toady, one who curries favour → BROWNIE 1965 Amer. dial.
► one who curries favour; a toady → ASS-KISS 1966 Amer. dial.
► a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady → BOOTKISSER 1966 Amer. dial.
► a toady; an apple-polisher → BLUE NOSE 1967 Amer. dial.
► a toady; an apple-polisher → BLUE NOSER 1967 Amer. dial.
► a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower → PENNY-PUP 1967 Amer. dial.
► one who curries favour; a toady → A-WIPER 1968 Amer. dial.
► a toady; one who tries too hard to gain someone’s favour → BEGGAR 1968 Amer. dial.
► a toady, one who curries favour → BROWN PAPER 1968 Amer. dial.
► a toady, a bootlicker → CARRIAGE-WHEEL WIPER 1968 Amer. dial.
► one who curries favour; a toady → CHEESE-EATER 1970 Amer. dial.
► a sycophant, a toady → ARSEHOLE POLISHER 1970s sl.
► a toady, a sycophant → LICK 1970s sl., orig. US
► a toady, a sycophant → LICK-ARSE 1970s sl., orig. US
► one who ‘creeps’ for favours; a toady → LICKER 1970s Brit. sl.
► one who abjectly curries favour; a toady → ARSE-LICK • ASS-LICK 1977 Amer. sl.
► a sycophant, a toady → AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER 1977 US sl.
► to toady, a sycophant → BUTTLICK 1980s US college sl.
► a toady → HANDSHAKER Bk1982 Amer. sl.
► a toady; one who sucks up to a teacher and does well at school → GIMP-ASS 1983 US juvenile sl.
► a toady; a sycophant → A-LICKER 1990s US sl.
► a toady, a sycophant → LICK-ME-LUG 1990s Irish sl.
► a toady → SHIRT-FLY 1990s sl.
► a toady; one who sucks up to a teacher and does well at school → GIMP 2001 UK juvenile sl.

VERBS
► to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe → FAGE c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► to be a toady or sycophant → BE AT THE SCHOOL OF PLACEBO • GO TO THE SCHOOL OF PLACEBO M14 sl.
► to act the parasite or sycophant, to toady → PARASITE 1609  rare
► to flatter, to fawn upon a person; to toady → TOAD-EAT 1766 rare
► to be a mean dependant, to toady → EAT ONE’S TOADS 1788
► to toady to a person → LICK-SPITTLE 19C
► to toady; to ‘oil one’s way in’; to intrude .→ OIL 19C sl.
► to act as a toady to; to toady → TOAD 1802
► to do subservient things to gain one’s favour; to seek to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour with, to toady → BOOTLICK 1845 Amer. dial.
► to behave obsequiously towards; to toady → CRAWL 1881 sl., orig, Aust.
► to toady → ARSE-CRAWL L19 sl.
► to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady → ARSEHOLE CRAWL L19 sl.
► to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady → ARSEHOLE CREEP L19 sl.
► to behave in a fulsomely flattering or toadying manner; to suck up to a person → SMARM 1911
► to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour → PENNY-DOG 1914 Amer. dial.
► to toady; to curry favour with → QUILL 1918 Amer. dial.
► to behave obsequiously towards; to toady → BUM-SUCK 1930 Brit. sl.
► to curry favour, to toady → APPLE POLISH 1930s sl.
► to curry favour with; to toady → A.K. 1930s US sl.
► to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating → BROWN-NOSE 1935 sl.
► to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour → PENNY-FEIST 1939 Amer. dial.
► to toady, to act as a sycophant → ARSE-CREEP 1940s sl.
► to toady → ARSE-KISS 1940s sl.
► to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating → BROWN 1940s Amer. sl.
► to toady, to act as a sycophant → CREEP UP SOMEONE’S ARSE 1940s sl.
► to be evasive or shifty; to toady → WRIGGLE LIKE A CUT SNAKE 1940s Aust. sl.
► to toady → BLUENOSE 1960s US college sl.
► to toady; to act sycophantically → POLISH IT UP 1960s US students’ sl.
► to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to → ASS-KISS 1961 Amer. sl.
► to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating → BROWNIE 1965 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour, to toady → GOODY UP 1967 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady → ARSE-LICK • ASS-LICK 1968 Amer. sl.
► to toady, to curry favour → APPLE UP 1968 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating → BROWN PAPER 1968 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour, to toady → BUCK 1968 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour, to toady to, to ingratiate oneself with → EAT CHEESE 1968 sl.
► to curry favour; to toady → APPLE-SHINE 1969 Amer. dial.
► to toady to, to curry favour → ASS UP TO 1970 Amer. dial.
► to brown-nose, to curry favour, to toady → CHEW 1970 Amer. dial.
► to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady → BUTT-SUCK 1973 Amer. sl.
► to apple-polish, to play up to, to curry favour, to toady → CHEESE 1974 Amer. dial.