Associations to the word «Flunky»

Wiktionary

FLUNKY, noun. A sycophant; a servant or hanger-on who is kept for their loyalty or muscle rather than their intellect.

Dictionary definition

FLUNKY, noun. A male servant (especially a footman).
FLUNKY, noun. A person of unquestioning obedience.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats