Flunky Meaning in English

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التعريف

A flunky is a person who does small jobs for someone powerful, often in an overly eager or overly obedient way, usually to get favors or approval. It is usually used in a negative or mocking way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often insulting. Used for people who lack independence and just follow orders from those in power. Common in workplaces or politics to criticize subservience. Variants: US spelling 'flunky', UK may use 'flunkey'.

• Spanish: esbirro - servil
• Portuguese (BR): lacaio - puxa-saco
• Portuguese (PT): criado servil - bajulador
• Chinese (Simplified): 走卒 - 应声虫
• Chinese (Traditional): 走卒 - 馬屁精
• Hindi: चापलूस - चमचा
• Arabic: خَدَم - تابع مطيع
• Bengali: চাটুকার - আজ্ঞাবহ কর্মচারী
• Russian: подхалим - прислужник
• Japanese: 腰巾着 - おべっか使い
• Vietnamese: kẻ bợ đỡ - người chạy việc vặt (một cách xu nịnh)
• Korean: 아첨꾼 - 시종 (비하적)
• Turkish: yalaka - uşak (aşağılayıcı anlamda)
• Urdu: چاپلوس - غلام
• Indonesian: penjilat - bawahan (dengan nada merendahkan)

جمل نموذجية

He works as a flunky for the boss.

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Nobody respects a flunky in this office.

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She doesn't want to be anyone's flunky.

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I'm tired of being treated like a flunky around here.

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All the manager's flunkies follow him everywhere.

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He acts like a big shot, but he's really just the CEO's flunky.

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