Synonyms for toadyism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : toh-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtoʊ di |
Top 10 synonyms for toadyism Other synonyms for the word toadyism
- bootlicking
- fawning
- flattering
- flummery
- fulsomeness
- gallantry
- gratification
- hokum
- honeyed words
- incense
- ingratiation
- jive
- laud
- mush
- obsequiousness
- palaver
- plaudits
- pretty speech
- puffery
- servility
- smoke
- snow
- snow job
- soft words
- soft-soap
- stroke
- sweet talk
- sycophancy
- toadyism
- tribute
- truckling
- unctuousness
Définition of toadyism
Origin :- "servile parasite," 1826, apparently shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer" (1742), 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 (1620s). The verb is recorded from 1827. Related: Toadied; toadying.
- As in flattery : noun false praise, compliments
- At Government House she was not a frequent visitor, the foppery and toadyism there were revolting to her.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- Mere contempt for toadyism and flunkeyism was not at all times the prevailing motive with him which he supposed it to be.
- Extract from : « The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete » by John Forster
- One of the most pitiful cases of toadyism known to me was witnessed that very day in the foot-ball field.
- Extract from : « A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches » by J. M. Barrie
- It is a species of toadyism that is invariably omitted from textbooks on the sublime art of sycophancy.
- Extract from : « Wanted: A Cook » by Alan Dale
- He always hated affectation and toadyism and liked sincerity and simplicity.
- Extract from : « The Life of King Edward VII » by J. Castell Hopkins
- Following her came her companion, Miss Strint, who had carried self-suppression and toadyism to the point of inspiration.
- Extract from : « Adventures of Bindle » by Herbert George Jenkins
- Janetta's unselfish admiration for her friend was as simple as it was true, and it was never alloyed by envy or toadyism.
- Extract from : « A True Friend » by Adeline Sergeant
- His occasional smile ran through all the gamut of grins, from the smirk of conceit to the simper of toadyism.
- Extract from : « The Army Mule and Other War Sketches » by Henry A. Castle
- Nor do I say this from any toadyism, nor yet from the gratitude which I must feel for her kindly favour toward myself.
- Extract from : « Ladies on Horseback » by Nannie Lambert
Antonyms for toadyism
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