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   flunkey

   /ˈflʌŋki/

   noun

   • 1. a liveried manservant or footman. derogatory Similar liveried manservantliveried servantlackeystewardbutlerfootmanvaletretainerattendantfactotumhouseboypage
   • ▪ a person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, especially obsequiously. derogatory Similar minionlackeyhirelingsubordinateunderlingservantretainervassalpuppetspanielpawntoolcreatureinstrumentcat's pawinformal:stoogesuckeryes-manbitchpoodledogsbodyskivvygopher

   Word Origin mid 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps from flank in the sense ‘a person who stands at one's flank’.

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   • 1. flunkeyism noun

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   What does flunky mean?

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   What does a flunky do?

   • A flunky's job is to do whatever he or she is told to do, preferably without question, in a docile, dutiful way. A mob boss or other criminal mastermind might send flunkies out to do his dirty work, while in the old days a typical flunky was a footman or butler — a servant.

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   What does it mean to call a servant a flunkey?

   • 2 meanings: 1. Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the plural of flunkey?

   • , plural flun·keys. flunky. May I come in through the window, or shall I have myself announced by a supercilious flunkey? Now he must see us, as we saw him and his smooth, smug, flunkey's face to the whites of its upturned eyes! The flunkey in the hall was evidently expecting his arrival.

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   What is a flunky order?

   • The flunky is given orders by various members of the family which he must carry out. This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does funky mean?

   • （公司里）专门干无聊体力活的人, （穿制服的）男仆… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FLUNKY definition: 1. the person who does the boring physical work in a company: 2. a male servant wearing a uniform….

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   A flunkey is someone who does menial tasks for a powerful person, or someone who dislikes such a job. Learn more about the word forms, pronunciation, collocations and examples of flunkey.

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   Flunky is a noun that means a liveried servant, a person who performs menial or miscellaneous duties, or a yes-man. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology.

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   A flunky is someone who works obediently for another person. You might apply for a job as a personal assistant, only to realize during the interview that it's really a job as a flunky. A flunky's job is to do whatever he or she is told to do, preferably without question, in a docile, dutiful way.

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   flunkey. (disapproving) a person who tries to please somebody who is important and powerful by doing small jobs for them. The minister arrived, surrounded by the usual subservient flunkeys.