toadyism UK /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/US /ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/ noun1 •Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure. — 2018 formstoadyisms