What does fink mean?
Definitions for fink
fɪŋkfink
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word fink.
Princeton's WordNet
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canaryverb
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
fink, scab, rat, blacklegverb
take the place of work of someone on strike
confess, squeal, finkverb
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Wiktionary
finknoun
Someone who betrays a trust.
finkverb
To betray a trust.
ChatGPT
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
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.
Suggested Resources
fink
Song lyrics by fink -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by fink on the Lyrics.com website.
FINK
What does FINK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FINK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fink in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of fink in a Sentence
Larry Fink’s letters demonstrate that leadership. We hope it's not all posturing.
Fink is sincere, but structurally they have a hard time following through.
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.
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.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for fink
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for fink »
Translation
Find a translation for the fink definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"fink." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/fink>.
Discuss these fink definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In