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FLUNKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flunky mean?
• FLUNKY (noun)
The noun FLUNKY has 2 senses:
1. a male servant (especially a footman)
2. a person of unquestioning obedience
Familiarity information: FLUNKY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A male servant (especially a footman)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("flunky" is a kind of...):
retainer; servant (a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person of unquestioning obedience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
flunkey; flunky; stooge; yes-man
Hypernyms ("flunky" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flunky"):
pushover (someone who is easily taken advantage of)
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