pandering — the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpændərɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The restaurant owner's constant pandering to food critics was so obvious that regular customers felt ignored.
- Stop pandering to your boss with those ridiculous compliments about his terrible haircut!
- The company's pandering to social media influencers backfired when customers realized it was all fake.
pandering
NOUN[/ˈpændərɪŋ/]
the practice of acting in a way that is intended to please or indulge someone, especially in order to gain favor or advantage
Politician desperately pleasing everyone for votes
Pandering to the wandering crowd, without pondering what's right
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Pandarus, a figure in Greek mythology who acted as a go-between for lovers during the Trojan War. The character's name became metaphorically applied to the act of catering to others' desires or facilitating illicit relationships, evolving into the modern sense of gratifying base instincts or desires.
Breakdown
Pandarus (Greek mythological character name) → pander (verb meaning to cater to base desires) → pandering (gerund/present participle form, indicating the action of catering or appeasing).
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📝Examples
“The restaurant owner's constant pandering to food critics was so obvious that regular customers felt ignored.”
“Stop pandering to your boss with those ridiculous compliments about his terrible haircut!”
“The company's pandering to social media influencers backfired when customers realized it was all fake.”
“His pandering to his mother-in-law included pretending to love her terrible cooking for three years.”
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