fink

F0131000 (fĭngk) Slang n.1. A contemptible person.2. An informer.3. A hired strikebreaker.intr.v. finked, fink·ing, finks 1. To inform against another person.2. To withhold promised support or participation: They said they'd help us, but then finked out.

[Perhaps from German student slang Fink, student not belonging to a student association (from German, finch; akin to Old English finc) or perhaps from such German compounds as Schmutzfink, dirty person, mudslinger : Schmutz, filth + Fink, finch (perhaps influenced by Rotwelsch (German underworld argot) Fink, Pink, man; akin to Frisian pink, little finger, penis).]

fink

(fɪŋk) n1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a strikebreaker; blackleg2. an informer, such as one working for the police; spy3. an unpleasant, disappointing, or contemptible personvb (often foll by: on) to inform (on someone), as to the police[C20: of uncertain origin]

fink

(fɪŋk) Slang. n. 1. a strikebreaker. 2. a labor spy. 3. an informer. 4. a contemptible person. v.i. 5. to inform to the police; squeal. 6. to act as a strikebreaker; scab. 7. fink out, to renege. [1900–05]

fink

Past participle: finked
Gerund: finking

Imperative
fink
fink

Present
I fink
you fink
he/she/it finks
we fink
you fink
they fink

Preterite
I finked
you finked
he/she/it finked
we finked
you finked
they finked

Present Continuous
I am finking
you are finking
he/she/it is finking
we are finking
you are finking
they are finking

Present Perfect
I have finked
you have finked
he/she/it has finked
we have finked
you have finked
they have finked

Past Continuous
I was finking
you were finking
he/she/it was finking
we were finking
you were finking
they were finking

Past Perfect
I had finked
you had finked
he/she/it had finked
we had finked
you had finked
they had finked

Future
I will fink
you will fink
he/she/it will fink
we will fink
you will fink
they will fink

Future Perfect
I will have finked
you will have finked
he/she/it will have finked
we will have finked
you will have finked
they will have finked

Future Continuous
I will be finking
you will be finking
he/she/it will be finking
we will be finking
you will be finking
they will be finking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been finking
you have been finking
he/she/it has been finking
we have been finking
you have been finking
they have been finking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been finking
you will have been finking
he/she/it will have been finking
we will have been finking
you will have been finking
they will have been finking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been finking
you had been finking
he/she/it had been finking
we had been finking
you had been finking
they had been finking

Conditional
I would fink
you would fink
he/she/it would fink
we would fink
you would fink
they would fink

Past Conditional
I would have finked
you would have finked
he/she/it would have finked
we would have finked
you would have finked
they would have finked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fink - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policecanary, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneakbetrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Verb	1.	fink - take the place of work of someone on strikeblackleg, scab, ratdo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
	2.	fink - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressureconfess, squealacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

fink

nounSlang. One who gives incriminating information about others:informant, informer, tattler, tattletale.Informal: rat, tipster.Slang: snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon.verbInformal. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities:inform, talk, tattle, tip (off).Slang: rat, sing, snitch, squeal, stool.Idiom: blow the whistle.phrasal verb
fink outSlang. To abandon a former position or commitment:back down (or out), renege, retreat.Slang: cop out.

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rat fink

1. One who is regarded as a traitor for reporting criminal activity to the police. Primarily heard in US. The gang was determined to find the rat fink who told the police about their illegal activities.2. An unpleasant person. Mike is such a rat fink that I can't even stand being in the same room as him.See also: fink, rat

fink on (someone)

To report someone's misdeeds to an authority figure. The gang was determined to find the traitor who finked on them to the police. How could you fink on me to my parents? Now I'm grounded for a whole month!See also: fink, on

fink out

slang To abandon someone or something. Primarily heard in US. I can't believe you finked out at the last minute!See also: fink, out

fink out on (someone or something)

slang To abandon someone or something. I can't believe you finked out on us at the last minute! They really need your help—don't fink out on them.See also: fink, on, out

fink on someone

Sl. to inform parents, the authorities, etc. on someone. You're not going to fink on me, are you? Chuck finked on all of us.See also: fink, on

fink out (on someone or something)

Sl. to decide not to cooperate with someone or something (after all). Come on, don't fink out on us now. Bob finked out on the plan.See also: fink, out

fink

(fɪŋk)1. n. an informer; a stool (pigeon). (see also rat fink.) Taylor has turned into a fink. She can’t be trusted. 2. Go to fink (on someone). 3. n. any strange or undesirable person. You are being such a fink. Stop it!

fink (on someone)

in. to inform on someone. Rocko never finks on his friends. See also: fink, on, someone

fink

verbSee fink on someone

fink out (on someone/something)

in. to decide not to cooperate with someone or something (after all). Come on, don’t fink out on us now. See also: fink, on, out, someone, something

fink out

verbSee fink out on someone/somethingSee also: fink, out

rat fink

n. an informer. (see also rat.) That guy is nothing but a rat fink. A dirty squealer! See also: fink, rat

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noun one who gives incriminating information about others

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verb to give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities

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phrase fink out: to abandon a former position or commitment

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noun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

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verb take the place of work of someone on strike

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verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

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