finking

verb

present participle of fink
as in talking
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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  1. talking
  2. informing
  3. snitching
Verb
  • The time that sales reps used to spend talking to customers is now used to update systems.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Last Wednesday, the city sent letters to the Metro Little League and the academy informing them that their access to the athletic fields was revoked.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Upon stepping at the brand’s showroom here, one could be met with an explosion of tangerine hues informing unfussy tops, tunics and cotton dresses cut in essential shapes and infused with vitaminic energy.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of informing
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  • 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 snitching
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“Finking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finking. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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