filunkey, filunky

[According to Skeat the origin is clearly due to Fr. flanquer to flank; hence it is equivalent to flanker (q. v.).] 1. A male servant in livery, as a footman. 2. A mean-spirited, cringing fellow; a toady. 3. An unexperienced gullible jobber in stocks, . ( U. S. Colloq .)