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Definitions for FINK
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canaryverb

    someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

  2. fink, scab, rat, blacklegverb

    take the place of work of someone on strike

  3. confess, squeal, finkverb

    confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Wiktionary

  1. finknoun

    Someone who betrays a trust.

  2. finkverb

    To betray a trust.

ChatGPT

  1. fink

    A fink is an informal term primarily used in North America, often to describe a person who is considered contemptible, disliked or untrustworthy. It can also refer to a person who informs on others to the authorities. The term originated in the early 20th century, often associated with strikebreakers during labor disputes.

Wikidata

  1. Fink

    The Fink project is an effort to port and package open-source Unix programs to Mac OS X. Fink uses dpkg and APT, as well as its own frontend program, fink.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FINK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fink is ranked #1232 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fink surname appeared 28,701 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Fink.

    95.5% or 27,424 total occurrences were White.
    2% or 597 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 319 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 175 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.3% or 98 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.3% or 89 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FINK in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FINK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FINK in a Sentence

  1. Matthew Weatherley-White:

    Fink is sincere, but structurally they have a hard time following through.

  2. Lou Riolo:

    I did run it past our Assistant Principal Mr. John Fink because he would be honest if he thought it was as I called it Shooting the moon. He loved it. I also informed our [superintendent]Mr. Andy Irvin and before I finished his answer was I love it, lets do it! I met with Barbara and Pat, Jacks parents, and they thought it was a great idea.

  3. Lou Riolo:

    We planned on doing it immediately after the singing of the National Anthem because we knew Jack sitting there with all the commotion for over 45 minutes would be too much. i did run it past our Assistant Principal Mr. John Fink because he would be honest if he thought it was as I called it Shooting the moon. He loved it. I also informed our [superintendent]Mr. Andy Irvin and before I finished his answer was I love it, lets do it! I met with Barbara and Pat, Jacks parents, and they thought it was a great idea.

  4. Brandon Rees:

    Larry Fink’s letters demonstrate that leadership. We hope it's not all posturing.

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