Fink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪŋk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fink is a noun meaning A contemptible person.
Meaning
A contemptible person.
More Meanings
- An informer.
- A strikebreaker.
- (South Africa) Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
- (chiefly US, slang) To betray a trust; to inform on.
- (dialectal, th-fronting) Pronunciation spelling of think.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:idiot
“I move that we determine through a thorough investigation whether the new worker is a fink or no; and if he is a fink, let us discover who heʼs finking for!”
Word Forms
- finks
- finking
- finked
Synonyms for fink
Depending on context, synonyms include inform, rat, ratfink, assbreath, assbucket, asscunt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sneak, stoolie, canary, informer, rat, ratfink.
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