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also flunkey
or flunkie
1
as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is
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as in sycophant
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead
a rock star who saw through the phonies and the flunkies
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Recent Examples of flunky
Lou’s father runs the town, sort of like a low-level mobster in a mob that only employs flunkies and toadies with nothing better to do.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Brennan’s flunkies created a fake online profile to access the network used by the Senate Intelligence Committee, whose Democratic members were at the time investigating the CIA’s torture program.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 9 July 2023
In episode 5, Manfredi viciously killed a mob flunky, Nico, who Tina said had molested her while her father was serving a 25-year prison sentence.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022
And Julia’s cousin, the feckless Lord Cassidy (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), is amusing as a flunky for Julia’s demands.
—Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Brennan’s flunkies created a fake online profile to access the network used by the Senate Intelligence Committee, whose Democratic members were at the time investigating the CIA’s torture program.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 9 July 2023
In episode 5, Manfredi viciously killed a mob flunky, Nico, who Tina said had molested her while her father was serving a 25-year prison sentence.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022
And Julia’s cousin, the feckless Lord Cassidy (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), is amusing as a flunky for Julia’s demands.
—Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunky
Noun
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The first, to focus on, was related to the second—to wait on, as a servant.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Besides Valjean, the film’s key characters are the bishop, as well as his servant and sister.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This unprecedented assertion of executive power will create an army of sycophants beholden only to Donald Trump, not the Constitution or the American people.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Only die-hard birth-certificate sycophants can support these selections.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Among the most glaring examples is Ninth Division Commander Gen. Roh Tae-gun (Park Jae-hoon, excellent), a weak-willed lackey seduced by power and greed who’s based on Roh Tae-woo, Chun’s successor as president in 1988.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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Of course, being a junior senator and attaching your name to legislation that has little chance of being enacted—none of those have bills passed—is very different from being Vice-President and chief lickspittle to Trump.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2024
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Such as holding court, choosing your sobriquet, and naming imbecilic lickspittles to our Kingsguard.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
7 July 2024
Noun
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The Jets are still trying to find a new general manager after conducting second interviews this week with Washington assistant general manager Lance Newmark, Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey and Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Rounding out the cast is Jacqueline B. Arnold as play producer 'Anita;' Nicholas Matos as her assistant, 'Scott;' Bella Coppola as assistant choreographer 'Chloe;' and Caroline Bowman and Casey Garvin as two members of Bombshell's cast: 'Karen' and 'Charlie,' respectively.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sara Fischer, Dave Lawler Dec 23, 2024 - Politics & Policy Media's suck-up moment Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered President-elect Trump with skepticism — and in many cases, disdain — are reconsidering their approach.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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To be sure, plenty of companies are still committed to DEI programs, and not all executives are morphing into insufferable suck-ups.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The high toady will be 61 degrees and the low will be 39 degrees.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser all drop by to add their touches to an underworld majordomo, a dogged BPD Special Ops officer, a political toady and Boston’s single dumbest thug, respectively.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2024
Noun
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For many fans, the idea of Cena's final WrestleMania match being against a newbie like Paul—rather than a more traditional title defense—has sparked significant backlash.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Not only did Sahin graduate through the club’s academy and make more than 200 appearances for the first team, he was also born locally and grew up a Dortmund fan.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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