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noun

ˈfiŋk How to pronounce fink (audio)
Definition of finknext
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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police

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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that fink would sell out every one of us to save her own behind

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fink

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verb

as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fink
  1. informer
  2. jerk
  3. talk
  4. informant
  5. clown
  6. snitch
  7. rat
  8. dog
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • According to children’s program manager Fedeline Julien, who has worked for Beaches since 1999, the area where Treasure Beach stands used to be dedicated to beach parties, team member residences, and the jerk truck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In late August, Mayor Mamdani hosted a celebration of Caribbean culture at Gracie Mansion with plenty of patties and jerk chicken to go around.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerk
Verb
  • Most utility websites and apps still talk to every customer the same way.
    — Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One of the employees provided a recording of the meeting to The Star, in which Sanders is heard talking to three employees about the altercation and next steps for the business.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • Shea was attacked because Manson told his followers the man was a police informant and attempting to kick them off the ranch.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Diiorio tried to pay a confidential informant to kill her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his then 19-year-old daughter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey first reported in April 2025.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Target recently received backlash for 'offensive' Halloween costume This comes on the heels of Target apologizing in late August for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cam Schlittler, no stranger to Boston beef, used an emoji to call Flemming a clown on an Instagram post.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of clown
Verb
  • As officers in his proffer interview gave him an inventory of various Crips colleagues who were snitching, on the run from police or already in prison,Davis summed up the reality of gangsta life.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t the first instance of a Waymo robotaxi snitching on misbehaving passengers.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of snitch
Noun
  • Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the special — watch a clip above — Morril tackles his worst one-night stand gone wrong, the dark humor of infamous assassinations, his bizarrely unorthodox war against rats, and more.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • For dogs that stress out easily or suffer from anxiety, these collars could also increase their stress levels when left on too long.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The survival thriller, directed by David Ayer, follows a Special Forces officer and his combat dog who, after a devastating plane crash, get stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dog
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“Fink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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