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Definitions for flunky
ˈflʌŋ kiflunky

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lackey, flunky, flunkeynoun

    a male servant (especially a footman)

  2. flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-mannoun

    a person of unquestioning obedience

Wiktionary

  1. flunkynoun

    A sycophant; a servant or hanger-on who is kept for their loyalty or muscle rather than their intellect.

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  1. flunky

    A flunky is a person who performs relatively menial tasks or shows excessive subservience for someone else, often in a professional setting. Alternatively, the term can refer to a low-ranking or unimportant person in an organization or team.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flunkynoun

    a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman

  2. Flunkynoun

    one who is obsequious or cringing; a snob

  3. Flunkynoun

    one easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber

  4. Etymology: [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.]

Wikidata

  1. Flunky

    Flunky is a computer game programmed by Don Priestley and released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers. It was published by Piranha Games. It is notable for Priestley's large, colourful graphics which, on the Spectrum, avoid attribute clash problems.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flunky in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flunky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of flunky in a Sentence

  1. Amy Pascal:

    And this isn't some flunky. It's the chairman of the entire Sony Corporation who I am dealing (with).

  2. Another California resident:

    We need someone that can lead … and not some flunky that has no government experience.

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