"toadyism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/ Forms: toadyisms [plural]
Etymology: toady + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|toady|ism}} toady + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toadyism (countable and uncountable, plural toadyisms)
  1. Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (obsequious behavior): 奉承 (fèngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 拍馬屁 (Chinese Mandarin), 拍马屁 (pāi mǎpì) [colloquial] (Chinese Mandarin), imartelu (Finnish), mielistely (Finnish), Kriechertum [neuter] (German), Untertänigkeit [feminine] (German), подхалима́ж (podxalimáž) [masculine] (Russian), раболе́пие (rabolépije) [neuter] (Russian), лизоблюдство (lizobljudstvo) [neuter] (Russian)

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