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noun

ˈfiŋk How to pronounce fink (audio)
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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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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. clown
  3. talk
  4. informant
  5. dog
  6. snitch
  7. rat
  8. jerk
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
  • An Illinois teen has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly committing a deadly stabbing attack while dressed in a clown outfit.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Tyquan Thornton Tyquan Thornton is not only known for being a speedster, with one of the fastest combine times in history, but a class clown as well.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of clown
Verb
  • The first episode finds Anna just talking to herself, aloud, a lot.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • The informant told police that’s where the hitman was handed an envelope of cash.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The task force is reportedly staffing up with officers who specialize in recruiting informants, intelligence analysis, cyber operations and covert influence campaigns.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a number of dogs throughout their life.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of dog
Verb
  • This isn’t the first instance of a Waymo robotaxi snitching on misbehaving passengers.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • Alexandria government roasted for absurd anti-fireworks tweet The government of Alexandria tweeted Wednesday a blunt warning about fireworks — and encouragement to snitch on your neighbors.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of snitch
Noun
  • After bedbugs, roaches, and rat infestations, murky tap water is among the most off-putting experiences in New York City apartment living.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors tied that comment to another one, also with a rat emoji, from months earlier, posted by an Instagram account that used the photo of a dead GMB member.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerk
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