flunkey
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flunkey
- /ˈflʌŋki/
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noun flunkeys · flunkies · flunkie · flunky
- An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). “One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers'
- An unpleasant, snobby or cringeworthy person.
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Talk about this word "flunkey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flunkey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flunkey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flunkey "flunkey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flunkey.
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@misc{flunkey_2026,
title = {flunkey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flunkey},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
