toad
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
Noun
- An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads, and other nasty...
- 1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman. There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirmin' like a toad
- A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- An ugly person.
Origin
From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”). Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.
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African clawed toad African common toad African giant toad African tree toad Alajuela toad Almirante Trail toad Amargosa toad American toad Apennine yellow-bellied toad Arizona toad arroyo toad Asian common toad black toad bombinator toad burrowing toad Canadian toad cane toad Central American toad Colorado River toad common toad crucifix toad European toad fire-bellied toad spp.) Fowler's toad
Verb
- To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.