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flunkey/ˈflʌŋki/n. (also 亦作 flunky) (pl. -eys or -ies) usu. derog. [通常贬] 1 a liveried servant; a footman (穿制服的)男仆；侍者 2 a toady; a snob 谄媚者，马屁精；势利小人 3 US a person who does menial work [美]做粗活的家仆 □ flunkeyism n.[18th c. (originally Scots): perhaps from FLANK with the sense ‘sidesman, flanker’] |