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   2 meanings: 1. Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things.... Click for more definitions.

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     Definition of 'flunkey' flunkey (fl ʌ ŋki) also flunky. Word...

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   • Flunk Out

     If you flunk out, you are dismissed from a school or college...

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     2 meanings: 1. the state of being a flunkey or servant 2....

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     2 meanings: US 1. a person who flunks an examination 2. an...

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     Informal resembling a flunkey.... Click for English...

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   late 1700s. The earliest known use of the noun flunkey is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for flunkey is from 1786, in the writing of Robert Burns, poet. flunkey is perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: flanker n.1, ‑y suffix6. See etymology.

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   A complete guide to the word "FLUNKEY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   Definition of flunkey noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   All you need to know about "FLUNKEY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun flunkey.See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

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   What does the word 'flunkey' mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage, and translations of the word 'flunkey'. It is defined as 'a servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)'. The word also refers to 'one who is obsequious or cringing; a snob'. This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage, and translations of the word 'flunkey'.

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   What does it mean to call a servant a flunkey?

   • 2 meanings: 1. Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things.... Click for more definitions.

   FLUNKEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does a flunky do?

   • A flunky's job is to do whatever he or she is told to do, preferably without question, in a docile, dutiful way. A mob boss or other criminal mastermind might send flunkies out to do his dirty work, while in the old days a typical flunky was a footman or butler — a servant.

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   a person of unquestioning obedience. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘flunkey'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.