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flunky
[
fluhng
-kee
]
Origin
flun·ky
/
ˈflʌŋ
ki
/
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[
fluhng
-kee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-kies.
1.
a male servant in livery.
2.
an assistant who does menial work.
3.
a toady; yes-man.
Also,
flunkey.
Origin:
1775–85;
perhaps alteration of
flanker
Related forms
flun·ky·ism,
noun
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flunky
or
flunkey
(ˈflʌŋkɪ)
—
n
,
pl
flunkies
,
flunkeys
1.
a servile or fawning person
2.
a person who performs menial tasks
3.
derogatory
usually
a manservant in livery
[C18: of unknown origin]
flunkey
or
flunkey
—
n
[C18: of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
flunky
1782, Scottish dial., "footman, liveried servant," of uncertain origin, perhaps a dim. variant of flanker. Sense of "flatterer, toady" first recorded 1855.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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