FINK


Meaning of FINK in English

I. ˈfiŋk noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. slang : informer , squealer

2. slang : strikebreaker

couple of minutes ago I saw a guy I recognized for a company fink — Alexander Saxton

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1. slang : squeal , inform

you have to fink on somebody … to get a parole — Police Dragnet

2. slang : to act as a strikebreaker

he finked back in the 1934 and 1936 strikes — R.F.Mirvish

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Afrikaans vink, from Middle Dutch vinke — more at finch

Africa : finch

IV. noun

: one who is disapproved of or is held in contempt

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