toadyism

English

Etymology

toady +‎ -ism

Noun

toadyism (countable and uncountable, plural toadyisms)

1. Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.
   • 2018 May 9, George F. Will, “Trump is no longer the worst person in government”, in The Washington Post‎^[1]:

     The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.