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Pronunciation: [tɹˈʌkə͡l tuː] (IPA)

Truckle to is a phrase that means to be subservient or overly deferential to someone. There are a number of synonyms for this term, including kowtow, fawn, grovel, pander, and apple-polish. Each of these words implies a different level of servility or flattery, but all share the same basic concept of bending to someone else's wishes or desires. Other similar terms that may be used include suck up, brown-nose, butter up, and toady. Regardless of the specific word used, the underlying message is clear: someone who truckles to another is willing to sacrifice their own dignity or principles in order to curry favor.
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  • As we look over the list of the early leaders of the republic, Washington, John Adams, Hamilton, and others, we discern that they were all men who insisted upon being themselves and who refused to truckle to the people. With each succeeding generation, the growing demand of the people that its elective officials shall not lead but merely register the popular will has steadily undermined the independence of those who derive their power from popular election. The persistent refusal of the Adamses to sacrifice the integrity of their own intellectual and moral standards and values for the sake of winning public office or popular favor is another of the measuring rods by which we may measure the divergence of American life from its starting point.
    James Truslow Adams
  • Provided a woman is beautiful allowance will be made for all her shortcomings. She can be unchaste, vapid, untruthful, flippant, heartless, and even clever; so long as she is fair to see men will stand by her, and as men, in this world, are "the dog on top", they are the power to truckle to. A plain woman will have nothing forgiven her. Her fate is such that the parents of uncomely female infants should be compelled to put them to death at their birth.
    Miles Franklin

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