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flunky

/fluhng-kee/US // ˈflʌŋ ki //UK // (ˈflʌŋkɪ) //

矮胖子,矮子,矮人,矮小的人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural flun·kies.

    • : a male servant in livery.
    • : an assistant who does menial work.
    • : a toady; yes-man.

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Examples

  • That flunky of a flunky is personified as the hero of the story, Isaac Abraham Takif.

  • Here a chair was set down, there a chariot or a coach pulled up, and a clocked flunky bowing a lady in.

  • One I had disposed of at the first rush, just before they reached the cabin, and the flunky had wounded one of the firemen.

  • If we were a race of flunkies, ample opportunities had been afforded to have our flunky-ism whipped out of us.

  • "Yes, sir," replied the flunky, moving toward the sideboard.