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noun

ˈfiŋk How to pronounce fink (audio)
Definition of finknext
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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police

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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that fink would sell out every one of us to save her own behind

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fink

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verb

as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us

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Recent Examples of fink
Verb
Dominican authorities say Fernandez, the intended target, is Gomez' cousin and that Gomez plotted the hit believing that Fernandez had finked on him to Dominican drug officials in 2011. — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 20 June 2019 Everybody is -- everybody is finking on each other. — Fox News, 30 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fink
  1. informer
  2. talk
  3. informant
  4. clown
  5. snitch
  6. canary
  7. dog
  8. inform
Noun
  • The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.
    — Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of informer
Verb
  • Below, Joe talks to TVLine about the friends’ instant connection, the heartbreak of watching her struggle and how his own experience as a parent shaped his actions in the game.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Trimming Travel and Other Holiday Expenses Then there are the other aspects of holiday planning that are being hit by rising inflation costs—we're talking gifts, holiday attire, and of course travel expenses.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of talk
Noun
  • The judge's bond denial, which was upheld by an immigration appeals board, mentioned information from an informant who the government deemed to be credible.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • That claim was based on an informant’s statements in 2019.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Parsons called him a jealous clown, in so many words.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Who was the biggest Death of a Unicorn class clown?
    — Jack Smart, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of clown
Verb
  • The Administration wants co-workers to snitch on one another.
    — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Obviously, the most obvious ones are if you get caught snitching, something’s going to happen to you real bad.
    — Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of snitch
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  • Miami-Dade is the canary in the Florida coal mine for Democrats, where Republican strength signals much wider problems.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This almost never happened with the canaries, who removed the husk with extraordinary diligence and skill.
    — Maja Mielke, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of canary
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    — cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    — Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of dog
Verb
  • According to Kang, investment in innovative projects should inform how the company should move forward.
    — Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The night before the vote, Tillis informed Thune of his plan to oppose Hegseth.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of inform

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