rat fink

rat·fink

[rat-fingk]
noun Slang.
fink ( defs 3, 4 ).

Origin:
1960–65; rat + fink

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ratfink (ˈrætˌfɪŋk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) a contemptible or undesirable person
 
[C20: from rat + fink]

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Rat fink is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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rat fink definition


  1. n.
    an informer. (Also a term of address. See also rat.) : That guy is nothing but a rat fink. A dirty squealer!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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