- flunky or flunkey
- flun|ky or flun|key [ `flʌŋki ] noun count1. ) someone who is always eager to please or obey more powerful people2. ) someone who does unimportant work
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
flunky or flunkey
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flunky — also flunkey, 1782, Scottish dialect, footman, liveried servant, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dim. variant of flanker. Sense of flatterer, toady first recorded 1855 … Etymology dictionary
flunky — flunkey UK [ˈflʌŋkɪ] / US or flunky UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flunkey : singular flunkey plural flunkeys 1) an insulting word for someone who is always keen to please or obey more powerful people 2) an insulting word for someone who… … English dictionary
flunkey — UK [ˈflʌŋkɪ] / US or flunky UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flunkey : singular flunkey plural flunkeys 1) an insulting word for someone who is always keen to please or obey more powerful people 2) an insulting word for someone who does… … English dictionary
flunkey — Flunky Flun ky (fl[u^][ng] k[y^]), n.; pl. {Flunkies} (fl[u^][ng] k[i^]z). [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.] 1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flunkey — a (usually derogatory) term for a liveried servant or (in extended use) a toady, is the preferred spelling, not flunky. The plural is flunkeys … Modern English usage
flunkey — (also flunky) ► NOUN (pl. flunkeys or flunkies) chiefly derogatory 1) a liveried manservant or footman. 2) a person who performs menial tasks. ORIGIN perhaps from FLANK(Cf. ↑flank) in the sense «a person who stands at one s flank» … English terms dictionary
Flunky — Flun ky (fl[u^][ng] k[y^]), n.; pl. {Flunkies} (fl[u^][ng] k[i^]z). [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.] 1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flunky — n. pl. flunkeys [fluŋ′kē] n. flunkies [orig. Scot < ? Fr flanquer, to flank, be at the side of, as to render aid < OFr flanc, FLANK] 1. a liveried manservant: term of contempt 2. a) a person who obeys superiors in a servile, cringing way ☆ … English World dictionary
flunkey — [[t]flʌ̱ŋki[/t]] flunkeys also flunky 1) N COUNT (disapproval) 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. Syn: lackey 2) N… … English dictionary
flunky — noun 1. a male servant (especially a footman) • Syn: ↑lackey, ↑flunkey • Hypernyms: ↑servant, ↑retainer 2. a person of unquestioning obedience • Syn: ↑flunkey, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
