fink
pronunciation
How to pronounce fink in British English:
UK [fɪŋk]
How to pronounce fink in American English:
US [fɪŋk]
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- Noun:
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Word Origin
- fink (n.)
- 1902, of uncertain origin, possibly from German Fink "a frivolous or dissolute person," originally "a finch" (see finch); the German word also had a sense of "informer" (compare stool pigeon). The other theory traces it to Pinks, short for Pinkerton agents, the private police force hired to break up the 1892 Homestead strike. As a verb, 1925 in American English slang. Related: Finked; finking.
Example
- 1. After mr geithner finished his conversations with executives , mr fink called him .
- 2. Larry fink was once a prince of wall street .
- 3. You must be fink . How 'd you know ?
- 4. Yet by the standards of the industry , mr fink retains a balanced lifestyle .
- 5. Within 48 hours , mr. fink was called by mr. geithner , then new york fed president .