ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. An informer.
  2. A strikebreaker.
  3. (South Africa) Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
  4. (chiefly US, slang) To betray a trust; to inform on.
  5. (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

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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