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flunkyism

flunkyism noun: the state of being a flunkey.

Noun

flunkyism (countable and uncountable, plural flunkyisms)

  1. The state of being a flunkey
    • This action of the English Regicides did in effect strike a damp like death through the heart of Flunkyism universally in this world1648, Thomas Carlyle, Death Warrant

Forms of flunkyism

pluralflunkyisms
alternative formflunkeyism

Origin of flunkyism

From flunky + -ism.

Questions about flunkyism

What does flunkyism mean?
Flunkyism means the state of being a flunkey.
What part of speech is flunkyism?
Flunkyism is a noun.
What is the plural of flunkyism?
The plural of flunkyism is flunkyisms.

Words near flunkyism in the dictionary

  1. flunks out
  2. flunky
  3. flunkydom
  4. flunkyhood
  5. flunkyish
  6. flunkyism
  7. flunkyisms
  8. flunkyistic
  9. flunoprost
  10. flunoxaprofen
  11. fluo-

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