toadyism

English

Etymology

toady +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/

Noun

toadyism (countable and uncountable, plural toadyisms)

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

Translations

obsequious behavior

Chinese:
Mandarin: 奉承 (zh) (fèngchéng), 拍馬屁／拍马屁 (zh) (pāi mǎpì) (colloquial)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: imartelu (fi), mielistely (fi)
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Kriechertum n, Untertänigkeit f
Russian: подхалима́ж (ru) m (podxalimáž), раболе́пие (ru) n (rabolépije), лизоблюдство (ru) n (lizobljudstvo)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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