fink
A contemptible personA contemptible person.
» I've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.
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2 sentencesI've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.
That damn fink is asking for it!
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.
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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plural: finksSynonyms
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