FLUNKEY


Meaning of FLUNKEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flʌŋki ]

also flunky

( flunkeys)

1.

Someone who refers to a servant as a flunkey is expressing their dislike for a job that involves doing things for an employer that ordinary people do for themselves.

= lackey

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

2.

If you refer to someone as a flunkey , you disapprove of the fact that they associate themselves with someone who is powerful and carry out small, unimportant jobs for them in the hope of being rewarded.

= hanger-on

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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