👉 Toadying is a term used in literature and popular culture, specifically in works by authors such as William Shakespeare, Henry James, and Mark Twain. It refers to a type of literary device that involves disguising or misrepresenting someone's true identity or background through the use of fictional elements or characters. The phrase "toadying" is often used to refer to a character who masquerades as another person, such as a "toad in the hat" or a "to
