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Word: Fink
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps from German, literally ‘finch’, but also a pejorative term. Students started to refer to non-members of fraternities as finks, probably by association with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones. The term was later generalized to denote those not belonging to organizations such as trade unions
fɪŋk
an unpleasant or contemptible person.
Short Definition:unpleasant person
Word: Fink
Speech Type: Verb
fɪŋk
inform on (someone) to the authorities
Short Definition:inform on
Examples:- there was no shortage of people willing to fink on their neighbours
fail to do something promised or expected
Short Definition:fail to do something promised
Examples:- administration officials had finked out
- we felt like he finked out on us
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