Other forms: finks
A fink is American slang for a low, treacherous character. Call him a fink.
It is used especially of a worker who crosses a picket line during a strike. A fink is a dated word now and appears mostly in films set before about 1960.
1nounfinkAmerican slang for a low, treacherous character, especially a worker who crosses a picket line during a strike.
“He was called a fink for twenty years afterwards.”
fink is a person.
Of unknown origin, first attested in 1894; the many suggested derivations are all doubtful.
unknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely. Suggested origins include:
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