flunky

or flun·key

[ fluhng-kee ]

/ ˈflʌŋ ki /

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noun, plural flun·kies.

a male servant in livery.

an assistant who does menial work.

a toady; yes-man.

Words nearby flunky

flunitrazepam, flunk, flunk out, flunkey, flunkout, flunky, fluoborate, fluoboric, fluoboric acid, fluocinonide, fluon

Origin of flunky

First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps alteration of flanker

OTHER WORDS FROM flunky

flun·ky·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for flunky

The photographer's flunky stepped away to tell the chauffeur.
H. R.|Edwin Lefevre
Somehow all the world seemed to be in a conspiracy to make him flunky to the cook.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge
That flunky of a flunky is personified as the hero of the story, Isaac Abraham Takif.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
"Yes, sir," replied the flunky, moving toward the sideboard.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith

Mr. Lowington was no "flunky," and never sought admission to the presence of royalty, for himself or his pupils.
Dikes and Ditches|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for flunky

flunky

flunkey

/ (ˈflʌŋkɪ) /

noun plural flunkies or flunkeys

a servile or fawning person

a person who performs menial tasks

usually derogatory a manservant in livery

Word Origin for flunky

C18: of unknown origin

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flunky

or flun·key

noun, plural flun·kies.

Words related to flunky

Words nearby flunky

Origin of flunky

OTHER WORDS FROM flunky

Examples from the Web for flunky

British Dictionary definitions for flunky

flunkey

noun plural flunkies or flunkeys

Word Origin for flunky