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How to pronounce flunkey in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flunky, stooge, yes-man
Type of follower
Has types pushover
Type Words
Synonyms flunky, lackey
Type of retainer, servant

Examples of flunkey

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You write like a White House flunkey regurgitating Sperling's fallcacious spin.
From the swampland.time.com
His flunkey Goering was made interior minister of Prussia, the heartland of Germany.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
At journey's end a flunkey opened Cameron's door, but IDS was left to his own devices.
From the dailymail.co.uk
A flunkey arrived to say all was set, referring to a function outside.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Balding may be an excellent commentator, but is being a royal flunkey really part of the brief?
From the independent.co.uk
Charles was even rumoured to have a flunkey to squeeze out his toothpaste for him in the morning.
From the independent.co.uk
Dunne's is being National's flunkey on asset sales, however he tries to dress up the collusion.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
He argued that any local government flunkey who gushed about a political figure would be disciplined.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
More examples
  • Lackey: a male servant (especially a footman)
  • Flunky: a person of unquestioning obedience
  • (The Flunkeys) The Flunkeys were a German Punk rock band that was active from 2000 till 2001. It consisted of two members, Kay (vocals, guitar) and Vee (drums). The band's name was supposed to be a skit upon their former boarding school fellows as well as the American government.
  • An underling; a contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household); One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob; One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]
  • ("flunkeyism" (sadaejuui)) The opposite of chuch'e, or excessive dependence on foreign countries--particularly cultural and political dependence on China.