fink
fink · finks
інструмент, знаряддя, начиння
осёл, ишак
Esel, Eselin
A contemptible personA contemptible person.
/fɪŋk/
» I've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.
Meaning
4 senses(US, slang)A contemptible person.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:idiot
(US, slang)An informer.
предательpredatelʹ, стукачstukač, наушникnaušnik
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
(US, slang)A strikebreaker.
(South Africa, US, slang)Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
Examples
2 sentencesI've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.
That damn fink is asking for it!
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
informer:
Origin
Unknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely. BorUnknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely.
Borrowed from Afrikaans vink.
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