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Flunky   Listen
noun
Flunky  n.  (pl. flunkies)  (Written also flunkey)  
1.
A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.
2.
One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
3.
One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. (Cant, U.S.)





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"Flunky" Quotes from Famous Books



... the clutches of an Italian bravo, or getting her a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, one would be inclined to do it. In such cases, there would be no contempt mixed up with the lady's gratitude. But ladies are never really grateful to a man for turning himself into a flunky." ...
— The Bertrams • Anthony Trollope


Words linked to "Flunky" :   flunkey, retainer, pushover, stooge


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