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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flunky \Flun"ky\, n.; pl {Flunkies}. [Prob. fr or akin to flank.] [Written also {flunkey}.] 1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman. 2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. 3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flunkey n 1: a male servant (especially a footman) [syn: {lackey}, {flunky}] 2: a person of unquestioning obedience [syn: {flunky}, {stooge}, {yes-man}, {dweeb}]
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