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ALL meanings of flunkey

flun·key
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  • abbreviation FLUNKEY flunky. 1
  • noun plural flunkey a male servant in livery. 1
  • noun plural flunkey an assistant who does menial work. 1
  • noun plural flunkey a toady; yes-man. 1
  • noun flunkey An underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). 1
  • noun flunkey One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. 0
  • noun flunkey One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. 0
  • countable noun flunkey Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things for an employer that ordinary people do for themselves. 0
  • countable noun flunkey If you refer to someone as a flunkey, you disapprove of the fact that they associate themselves with someone who is powerful and carry out small, unimportant jobs for them in the hope of being rewarded. 0
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