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flunkey

flun·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fluhng-kee]
    • /ˈflʌŋ ki/
    • /ˈflʌŋ.ki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fluhng-kee]
    • /ˈflʌŋ ki/

Definitions of flunkey word

  • 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
  • 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
See all 9 definitions of flunkey

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Origin of flunkey

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; perhaps alteration of flanker

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Parts of speech for Flunkey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flunkey

flunkey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

flunkey usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flunkey

noun flunkey

  • lackey — A servant, esp. a liveried footman or manservant.
  • charmer — If you refer to someone, especially a man, as a charmer, you think that they behave in a very charming but rather insincere way.
  • sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • toady — an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
  • booster — A booster is something that increases a positive or desirable quality.
All 27 Synonyms of flunkey

Antonyms for flunkey

noun flunkey

  • boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
  • manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
  • master — botmaster
All 3 Antonyms of flunkey

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