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1 lizus
m lizus, lizuska f (N pl lizusy, lizuski) pot., pejor. bootlicker pot., pejor., crawler pot., pejor.; toady pejor.- był znanym w klasie lizusem i skarżypytą he was the class toady and tell-tale* * ** * *mppl. -y lizuska f. Gen.pl. -ek pot. toady, brown-noser, bootlicker, apple-polisher, ass-kisser.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lizus
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2 podlizywać się
impf ⇒ podlizać się* * *-uję, -ujesz, -ać; perf; vrto suck up to sb (pot), to toady to sb* * *ipf.pot. suck up, toady ( komuś to sb).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podlizywać się
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3 wazeliniarz
m (G pl wazeliniarzy a. wazeliniarzów) pot. pejor. toady; crawler GB pot.* * *-a; -e; gen pl; -y; m* * *mppot. brown-noser.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wazeliniarz
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4 lizuska
m lizus, lizuska f (N pl lizusy, lizuski) pot., pejor. bootlicker pot., pejor., crawler pot., pejor.; toady pejor.- był znanym w klasie lizusem i skarżypytą he was the class toady and tell-taleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lizuska
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5 fagas
Ⅰ m pers. (N pl fagasy a. fagasi) 1. pot. (służący) footman, lackey 2. pot., pejor. (pochlebca) yes-man pot., pejor.; toady 3. pot., pejor. (kochanek) fancy man pot., pejor. 4. pot., obraźl. jerk pot., pejor., sap pot., pejor. Ⅱ m anim. Zool. Pomeranian coarsewool sheep* * *mppl. -y l. -i1. pot., pog. (= służący) flunky.2. (= pochlebca, lizus) yes-man, hanger-on.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > fagas
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6 lizusować
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lizusować
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7 łasić się
(-szę, -sisz); -ś; vr łasić się do kogoś — to fawn on sb* * *ipf.łaszę łasisz ( o zwierzętach) fawn; przen. ( o ludziach) fawn ( do kogoś over sb) cringe, toady ( do kogoś to sb).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > łasić się
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8 podlizuch
m pot. creep pot., brown-nose pot.* * *mppl. -y pog. toady, fawner, apple-polisher, brown-noser.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podlizuch
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9 potakiwacz
m (G pl potakiwaczy a. potakiwaczów) pot., pejor. yes-man* * *mpGen.pl. -y l. -ów pot. yes man, yes sayer, sycophant, toady.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > potakiwacz
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10 pies|ek
Ⅰ m pers. ( Npl pieski) pejor. toady pot., pejor.; lapdog przen., pejor. Ⅱ m anim. 1. (mały pies) toy dog; (pieszczotliwie) doggy; dziec. bow-wow dziec. 2. pot. pływać pieskiem to dog(gy)-paddle, to swim the dog(gy)-paddle Ⅲ m inanim. (A pieska) (zabawka) toy dog- pluszowy piesek a cuddly dog■ francuski piesek a fusspot GBThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pies|ek
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11 serwili|sta
m książk., pejor. sycophant, toadyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > serwili|sta
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12 wazelin|a
f sgt 1. (substancja) vaseline, petroleum jelly 2. pot., obraźl. (pochlebianie) toadying; soft soap pot.- wazelina wobec szefa toadying a. creeping to the boss- uprawiać wazelinę to be smarmy3. pot., obraźl. (pochlebca) toady; crawler GB pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wazelin|a
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toady — toady·ish; toady·ism; toady; … English syllables
toady — n *parasite, sycophant, favorite, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech, sponge, sponger toady vb *fawn, truckle, cringe, cower Analogous words: *follow, tag, trail, tail: blandish, cajole, wheedle (see COAX) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
toady — [n] sycophant adulator, apple polisher, ass kisser*, backscratcher*, backslapper*, bootlicker*, brownnoser*, doormat, doter, fan, fawner, flatterer, flunky, groupie*, hanger on*, kiss up*, lackey, minion, teacher’s pet, yesperson*; concept 423… … New thesaurus
toady — [tō′dē] n. pl. toadies [short for TOADEATER, quack doctor s assistant who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to show the efficacy of quack medicines] a servile flatterer; sycophant, esp. one who does distasteful or unprincipled… … English World dictionary
Toady — Toad y, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.] 1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. [1913 Webster] Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toady — Toad y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toadied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toadying}.] To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toady — index pander, truckle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
toady — (n.) servile parasite, 1826, apparently shortened from toad eater fawning flatterer (1742), originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the … Etymology dictionary
toady — ► NOUN (pl. toadies) ▪ a person who behaves obsequiously towards others. ► VERB (toadies, toadied) ▪ act obsequiously. ORIGIN said to be from toad eater, a charlatan s assistant who ate toads (regarded as poisonous) as a demonstration of the… … English terms dictionary
toady — I UK [ˈtəʊdɪ] / US [ˈtoʊdɪ] noun [countable] Word forms toady : singular toady plural toadies showing disapproval someone who pretends to like a rich or important person in order to get some advantage from them II UK [ˈtəʊdɪ] / US [ˈtoʊdɪ] verb… … English dictionary
toady — toad·y (tō’dē) n. pl. toad·ies ▸ A person who flatters or defers to others for self serving reasons; a sycophant. tr. & intr.v. toad·ied, toad·y·ing, toad·ies ▸ To be a toady to or behave like a toady. See Synonyms at FAWN(Cf. ↑fawn)1 … Word Histories