FLUNKEY, FLUNKY
\flˈʌŋkɪ], \flˈʌŋkɪ], \f_l_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ɪ]\
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A male servant in livery; a term of contempt for one who is mean and base-spirited; a cringing flatterer and servile imitator of the aristocracy; a male toady; a snob; "I don't frequent operas and parties in London like you young flunkies of the aristocracy."-Thackeray; a term among stockbrokers for a person who, unacquainted with the manner in which stocks are bought and sold, and deceived by appearances, makes bad investments or loses his money.
By Daniel Lyons
