Both Uses of
toady
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- All the toady news.†
Chpt 8 *
- Like John o'Gaunt his name is dear to him, as dear as the coat and crest he toadied for, on a bend sable a spear or steeled argent, honorificabilitudinitatibus, dearer than his glory of greatest shakescene in the country.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(toady) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage;
or: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering