as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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The sun will poke back out in full force on Sunday, June 21, with daily highs in the upper 90s and heat index values over 100 degrees.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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Sand moving south from a replenishment project in Surfside three years ago has pushed up into Talbert Marsh with the recent swells and high tides and is being pushed back out to the shoreline by the county, Webb added.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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Three people had apparently been killed, but the men behind the coup had backed down and Gorbachev was being released.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Whether La Roja earns another star or comes crashing back down to earth remains to be seen.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Bessent backed off the idea amid criticism.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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But that’s only when Tom Holland backs off.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled right-hander Chayce McDermott.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Eden recalled his mother, Ellene Warren, explaining the scale of production spent during the disco era.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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