rat finks

noun

plural of rat fink
1
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing who's the sorry rat fink that went squealing to the cops?

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2
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others regrets ever doing business with that rat fink, who cheated him out of gobs of money

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  1. informants
  2. jerks
  3. informers
  4. dogs
  5. canaries
  6. clowns
  7. rats
  8. skunks
Noun
  • The informants allegedly met with Bowie on Wednesday and provided her with an inert explosive device and an inert handgun along with instructions on how to detonate the explosive, the complaint said.
    — Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors allege that the SPLC secretly paid members of those groups to act as confidential informants without telling donors.
    — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of informants
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
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of jerks
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 informers
Noun
  • The Perk That Actually Works For years, companies have competed to fill their offices with amenities meant to signal ambition—ping pong tables, nap rooms, office dogs, sprawling lounges.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The search continued at Coes Reservoir on Friday with marine units, helicopters, sonar and dogs, according to CNN affiliate WCVB.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • The Edge and Adam Clayton both release canaries into the air in slow motion.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • These living materials could also serve as canaries in the coal mine for water safety, glowing brighter or dimming in the presence of specific toxins.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Definition of canaries
Noun
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • Urban legend says that rats outnumber the city’s humans by as many as five to one, but a 2023 study put the number at more like three million, or about one for every three bipeds.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Once the rats settle in, the zoo will eventually begin showing them at the amphitheater, demonstrating their ability to find scents through maze walls.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rats
Noun
  • Here’s what to do if skunks become a problem in your yard and how to get rid of them.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Rabies is spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a groundhog, cat, fox, raccoon, skunk or bat.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of skunks
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“Rat finks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat%20finks. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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