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flun·ky / ˈfləng/ (also flun·key) • n. (pl. -kies or -keys) chiefly derog. a liveried manservant or footman. ∎  a person who performs relatively menial tasks for someone else, esp. obsequiously.DERIVATIVES: flun·ky·ism / -ˌizəm/ n.

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