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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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2
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 Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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And the volunteer who can’t write a check but has spent every weekend knocking on doors and talking to neighbors about this campaign’s promise of a better future for Fort Worth.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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While talking to news outlet WIVB in April 2025, Allen said that the movie will have an emphasis on Jessie's journey.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers and family deny any gang connections and say the allegations are largely based on information from a 2019 informant.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In real time, the audience, the queens watching, and perhaps Suzie herself all learn that Suzie has a knack for sexiness onstage, even though she’s dressed as a clown.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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Among the mass-shooting victims is a bloodied clown who was performing at the festival.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This is a moment of genuine courage and growth, but it can be dismissed as snitching by viewers who can’t see past her overconfidence from several hours ago.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nothing connected me to the crime except two witnesses who were jail house snitches.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From tropical parrots and toucans to charming songbirds like swallows and canaries, colorful avian creatures are poised to soar onto our homes’ walls this year.—
Celia San Miguel,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Clock Is Ticking Shopify’s hiring policy is the canary in the corporate coal mine.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
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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Her ability to inform and engage her readers, listeners and viewers is truly inspiring.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Becky, having seen Darlene and Chad together at the bar, informs Ben about Chad.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Fink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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