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View synonyms for flunky
flunky
or flun·key
[ fluhng-kee ]
noun
, plural flun·kies.
- a male servant in livery.
- an assistant who does menial work.
- a toady; yes-man.
flunky
/ ˈflʌŋkɪ /
noun
- a servile or fawning person
- a person who performs menial tasks
- derogatory.a manservant in livery
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- flunky·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flunky1
C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
That flunky of a flunky is personified as the hero of the story, Isaac Abraham Takif.
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Here a chair was set down, there a chariot or a coach pulled up, and a clocked flunky bowing a lady in.
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One I had disposed of at the first rush, just before they reached the cabin, and the flunky had wounded one of the firemen.
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If we were a race of flunkies, ample opportunities had been afforded to have our flunky-ism whipped out of us.
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"Yes, sir," replied the flunky, moving toward the sideboard.
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