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Examples of flunky in a Sentence
If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies.
since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is
Recent Examples of flunky from the Web
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But some flunky in the AG’s office decided to do to me what Seamus the Irish Setter used to do to the roof of Mitt Romney’s car.
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That’s what some of Rahm's flunkies at the Chicago Public Schools did a few years back when Joanna Brown, a Logan Square activist, asked for public documents about a school closing.
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Of the many ways in which Trump has asked his various flunkies to debase themselves for his benefit, having a lawyer borrow against his own home might be the most hilarious.
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Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!
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Watch the hatred and unfairness of this CNN flunky!
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Nixon’s flunkies, like Trump’s, wielded intimidation along with bluster against the press.
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The account’s short disappearance and then reappearance had many, including those in our very own Kinja comment section, wondering whether the account disappeared so that tweets that incriminate the dotard in chief or his flunkies could be deleted.
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All the while, Brenner and his flunkies are hot on Eleven's tail, doing their best to contain this situation at all costs.
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Origin and Etymology of flunky
First Known Use: circa 1782
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearflunky Synonyms
Related Words
butler, footman, houseboy, majordomo, man, manservant, servitor, valet;
handmaiden (also handmaid), housekeeper, housemaid, lady-in-waiting, maid, maidservant, woman;
FLUNKY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of flunky for English Language Learners
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: a person who does small jobs for someone powerful or important
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