toadyism

English

Etymology

From toady +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

Noun

toadyism (countable and uncountable, plural toadyisms)

  1. Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.
    • 2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post‎[1]:
      The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.

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