Flunkyhood

/ˈflʌŋkihʊd/ noun

Definition

The state or condition of being a flunky; the quality or practice of acting like a flunky (alternate spelling of flunkeyhood).

Etymology

Combines 'flunky' with the -hood suffix, exactly paralleling 'flunkeyhood' with the alternate spelling.

Kelly Says

The fact that writers created parallel forms like 'flunkeyhood/flunkyhood' shows how English speakers intuitively apply productive suffixes to any noun they want to nominalize—we test the rules constantly.

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