fink
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noun \ˈfiŋk\Definition of FINK
1
: one who is disapproved of or is held in contempt
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: informer 2
See Examples of FINK
- She says her boss is a rotten fink.
- <his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police>
Origin of FINK
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1894
Related to FINK
- Synonyms
- betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, informer, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower
2fink
intransitive verbDefinition of FINK
: to turn informer : squeal
Examples of FINK
- <we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us>
First Known Use of FINK
circa 1925
Related to FINK
- Synonyms
- squeal, grass (on) [British slang], inform, rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on) [British], squeak, talk, tell (on)
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