FINK

fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary

(noun) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

confess, squeal, fink

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

fink, scab, rat, blackleg

(verb) take the place of work of someone on strike

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

fink (plural finks)

(chiefly, US, slang) A contemptible person.

(chiefly, US, slang) An informer.

(chiefly, US, slang) A strikebreaker.

Synonyms

• (informer): See informant

Verb

fink (third-person singular simple present finks, present participle finking, simple past and past participle finked)

(chiefly, US, slang) To betray a trust; to inform on.

Synonyms

• inform, grass up, snitch; See also rat out

Etymology 2

Verb

fink (third-person singular simple present , present participle fought, simple past and past participle fought)

(dialectal, th-fronting) Pronunciation spelling of think.

Etymology 3

Noun

fink (plural finks)

(South Africa) Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.

Source: Wiktionary



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