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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 fink
Verb
Dominican authorities say Fernandez, the intended target, is Gomez' cousin and that Gomez plotted the hit believing that Fernandez had finked on him to Dominican drug officials in 2011. Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 20 June 2019 Everybody is -- everybody is finking on each other. Fox News, 30 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fink
Noun
  • Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Therefore, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding should talk with a healthcare provider before using sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners.
    Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Merlino came out on top after a hitman allegedly hired by Stanfa, spurned by Stanfa's refusal to pay him, became an informant for the FBI, per CBS News.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Though Cory lets the info slip to Celine as a bargaining chip, another informant spills the beans.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike past attempts at fictionalizing his life, Macmanus barely touches on the fact that Gacy had a hobby of dressing up like a clown, and doesn’t show any actual murders in the series.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mainstream rap nowadays is suffocating from meaningless rivalries, subliminal shots for stans to decode and misinterpret, and redundant talk of who’s really in the streets and who’s snitching.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This n—a came home talkin’ about, ‘These n—s snitched,’ when everybody risked their life and freedom for you, boy.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Created by the visionary behind the Oscar-winning Pinocchio (2022), this Emmy-winning anthology horror series presents eight visually thrilling, nightmarish tales, ranging from colossal rats to alien parasites.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One, initially released in 2016, claimed that cellphone radiation causes cancer based on findings from rats, though only male rats.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bring your dogs, your kids, your grandparents.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • His Pumas teammates and coach know how important the dog is to Ramsey.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Five weeks after her daughter’s drowning incident, Mara and their family received a letter from CPS informing them that their case had been closed after failing to prove neglectful supervision.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Fink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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