fink
a strikebreaker.
a labor spy.
an informer; stool pigeon.
a contemptible or thoroughly unattractive person.
to inform to the police; squeal.
to act as a strikebreaker; scab.
fink out,
to withdraw from or refuse to support a project, activity, scheme, etc.; renege: He said he'd lend me his motorcycle, but he finked out.
to become untrustworthy.
Origin of fink
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How to use fink in a sentence
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This general description harmonizes with the apt figure used by that master mind in railway economics, Albert fink.
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British Dictionary definitions for fink
/ (fɪŋk) slang, mainly US and Canadian /
a strikebreaker; blackleg
an informer, such as one working for the police; spy
an unpleasant, disappointing, or contemptible person
(intr often foll by on) to inform (on someone), as to the police
Origin of fink
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