FINKING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fink

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪŋk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

inform on (someone) to the authorities

Short Definition:

inform on

Examples:
  • there was no shortage of people willing to fink on their neighbours
Definition:

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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