Pronunciations
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/fɪŋk/
Noun
A contemptible person.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
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Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:idiot
An informer.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
A strikebreaker.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
Verb
To betray a trust; to inform on.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
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“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!”
Noun
Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
Usage- South-Africa
- US usage
- Slang
Noun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Verb
take the place of work of someone on strike
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- Broader terms