DictionaryfinkContemptible person
noun

fink

A person regarded with contempt.

She calls the dishonest salesman a fink.

Etymology

Fink entered American slang as an insulting label, including uses for an informer or strikebreaker. Its ancestry is uncertain, although a connection with German Fink, “finch,” has often been proposed.

More examples

  • What a fink he was to take their money.
  • The character is written as an untrustworthy fink.
  • He regretted calling his brother a fink.

Forms

fink · finks · finked · finking

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