noun
- acts or instances of behaving obsequiously in order to gain favor; servile flattery or fawning behavior
Usage: plural form; formal
Examples
- The politician’s speech was full of toadyisms directed at wealthy donors.
- His constant toadyisms toward the boss made his colleagues uncomfortable.
- She refused to engage in the toadyisms that seemed to define office culture.
- The courtier’s toadyisms were transparent attempts to gain royal favor.
- Academic toadyisms toward department heads can undermine scholarly integrity.
- The journalist criticized the media’s toadyisms toward powerful corporations.