flunkie
flunkie is the alternative form of flunkey.
Meaning of flunkey
Noun
flunkey (plural flunkeys or flunkies)
- 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'...1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in Filibuster
- An unpleasant, snobby or cringeworthy person.
Forms of flunkie
| plural | flunkies |
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Questions about flunkie
- What is flunkie the alternative form of?
- Flunkie is the alternative form of flunkey.
Words near flunkie in the dictionary
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