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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that fink would sell out every one of us to save her own behind
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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us
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Recent Examples of fink
Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 20 June 2019
Everybody is -- everybody is finking on each other.
—Fox News, 30 June 2018
Verb
Dominican authorities say Fernandez, the intended target, is Gomez' cousin and that Gomez plotted the hit believing that Fernandez had finked on him to Dominican drug officials in 2011.
—Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 20 June 2019
Everybody is -- everybody is finking on each other.
—Fox News, 30 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fink
Noun
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The informer has a criminal record, mostly for theft, the Bee reported.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Before trying any supplement, talk with a healthcare provider.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
26 Jan. 2025
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That is a location that president and candidate Trump talked quite a lot about, specifically as an example of immigration run amuck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Owen’s former girlfriend Hannah moved on with a new boyfriend for him only to turn out to be a Korean informant, leading to a blunt conversation with Owen as she was being held at a CIA site.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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In one of the drug cases, an undercover officer and confidential informant went to the Higher Ground area in November and made contact with a 52-year-old man.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The back-up dancers were a colorful mix of rodeo clowns, the performance ending with a passionate guitar display and an expression of confident satisfaction from Roan.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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Flanked by an army of rodeo clowns and seated on a massive pink horse, Roan (in custom Steve Madden cowboy boots and plenty of fringe) belted out her first single as the crowd (led by Janelle Monáe) sang along.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Employees are supposed to snitch on other employees who may be involved in diversity programs.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Federal employees are being instructed to snitch on their fellow workers in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, after President Trump moved to abolish those offices in an executive order earlier this week.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This situation makes the NIH a golden goose for universities, and also a canary in a coal mine.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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In short, the Amazon is the planet’s canary in the coal mine—its health is directly tied to its survival.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.—
Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Just before the webinar, Gingrich said, the CDC informed him that because of an HHS order, the agency was unable to publish the report last week or communicate its findings.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bryant's surviving family members were informed of his identification.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Fink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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