fink

[ fingk ]

/ fɪŋk /

Slang.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fink ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a strikebreaker.

a labor spy.

an informer; stool pigeon.

a contemptible or thoroughly unattractive person.

verb (used without object)

to inform to the police; squeal.

to act as a strikebreaker; scab.

Verb Phrases

fink out,

to withdraw from or refuse to support a project, activity, scheme, etc.; renege: He said he'd lend me his motorcycle, but he finked out.
to become untrustworthy.

Origin of fink

1900–05, Americanism; compared with German Fink literally, finch, colloquial epithet for an undesirable person, especially an untidy or loose-living one (often in compounds, as Duckfink sycophant, Schmierfink untidy writer); but the transmission of this word to English and the range of meanings of the English word have not been clarified fully

Words nearby fink

finite state machine, finite verb, finitism, finito, finitude, fink, fin keel, fink out, Finland, Finlander, Finlandia

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Example sentences from the Web for fink

Fink stresses the need for Nigeria to train and deploy women into more prominent law enforcement roles.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls|Nina Strochlic|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fink ran through a litany of concerns: China, Japan, “the nonsense in Washington,” the Federal Reserve.
Wall Street CEOs Say It’s The Best of Times and The Worst of Times|Daniel Gross|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fink sat, meanwhile, in Anton's room, amusing himself with rallying his friend.
Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag
Now this last circumstance was true, and Anton had chanced to mention it to Fink among other of his childish recollections.
Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag

"Certainly, if it be any satisfaction to you;" and Fink was summoned.
Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag
Fink acts his part in the author's philosophy as a contrast to the Baron von Rothsattel.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15|Various
I fink the writing says, Miss Daisy Ransom, with somebody's respects.
Nellie's Housekeeping|Joanna Mathews

British Dictionary definitions for fink

fink

/ (fɪŋk) slang, mainly US and Canadian /

noun

a strikebreaker; blackleg

an informer, such as one working for the police; spy

an unpleasant, disappointing, or contemptible person

verb

(intr often foll by on) to inform (on someone), as to the police

Word Origin for fink

C20: of uncertain origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fink
释义	fink [ fingk ] / fɪŋk / Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fink ON THESAURUS.COM noun a strikebreaker. a labor spy. an informer; stool pigeon. a contemptible or thoroughly unattractive person. verb (used without object) to inform to the police; squeal. to act as a strikebreaker; scab. Verb Phrases fink out, to withdraw from or refuse to support a project, activity, scheme, etc.; renege: He said he'd lend me his motorcycle, but he finked out. to become untrustworthy. Origin of fink 1900–05, Americanism; compared with German Fink literally, finch, colloquial epithet for an undesirable person, especially an untidy or loose-living one (often in compounds, as Duckfink sycophant, Schmierfink untidy writer); but the transmission of this word to English and the range of meanings of the English word have not been clarified fully Words nearby fink finite state machine, finite verb, finitism, finito, finitude, fink, fin keel, fink out, Finland, Finlander, Finlandia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fink Fink stresses the need for Nigeria to train and deploy women into more prominent law enforcement roles. The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls\|Nina Strochlic\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Fink ran through a litany of concerns: China, Japan, “the nonsense in Washington,” the Federal Reserve. Wall Street CEOs Say It’s The Best of Times and The Worst of Times\|Daniel Gross\|November 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Fink sat, meanwhile, in Anton's room, amusing himself with rallying his friend. Debit and Credit\|Gustav Freytag Now this last circumstance was true, and Anton had chanced to mention it to Fink among other of his childish recollections. Debit and Credit\|Gustav Freytag "Certainly, if it be any satisfaction to you;" and Fink was summoned. Debit and Credit\|Gustav Freytag Fink acts his part in the author's philosophy as a contrast to the Baron von Rothsattel. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15\|Various I fink the writing says, Miss Daisy Ransom, with somebody's respects. Nellie's Housekeeping\|Joanna Mathews British Dictionary definitions for fink fink / (fɪŋk) slang, mainly US and Canadian / noun a strikebreaker; blackleg an informer, such as one working for the police; spy an unpleasant, disappointing, or contemptible person verb (intr often foll by on) to inform (on someone), as to the police Word Origin for fink C20: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fink squealer, rat, stoolie, snake, snitch, tattletale, weasel, whistle-blower, scab, canary, nark, tipster, narc, stool pigeon
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fink

noun

verb (used without object)

Verb Phrases

Origin of fink

Words nearby fink

Example sentences from the Web for fink

British Dictionary definitions for fink

noun

verb

Word Origin for fink

Words related to fink