Ratfink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹætfɪŋk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ratfink is a noun meaning An informer or spy; a traitor.
Meaning
An informer or spy; a traitor.
More Meanings
- (also attributive) A dislikable or contemptible person.
- A strikebreaker.
- (transitive) To inform on; to betray.
Example Sentences
The film director accused him of being the worst kind of a rat fink (rat pack talk) for leaving a play so early.
Maxwell—or Maxie, as he was familiarly called by his once and former rat fink girlfriend—lived in a six-story walkup on a narrow street in Calm's Point, […]
He [Dubyaman, a parody comic superhero based loosely on George W. Bush] searches for "dirty ratfink terrorists" and aims to ferret out their "whacko ideas."
You'd think that some rat-fink in the company would spill the beans and warn Mr. Wright, but nobody did. There wasn't much company loyalty at Nineveh Publishing.
Word Forms
- ratfinks
- rat fink
- rat-fink
- ratfinking
- ratfinked
Synonyms for ratfink
Depending on context, synonyms include rat, fink, scab.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rat-fink, ratfucker, shtinker, rat-fucker, fink, betrayer.
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