(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toady.

abject apple-polishing ass-kissing backscratching beggarly bootlicking brown-nosing cowering crawling cringing crouching fawnery fawning flattering flunkyism footlicking groveling handshaking hangdog ingratiating ingratiation insinuation kowtowing mealymouthed mealymouthedness obeisance obeisant obsequious obsequiousness on bended knee parasitic parasitism prostrate prostration sniveling sponging sycophancy sycophantic timeserving toadeating toadyish toadyism truckling tufthunting