Antonyms for finked


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fingk
Phonetic Transcription : fɪŋk


Definition of finked

Origin :
  • 1902, of uncertain origin, possibly from German Fink "a frivolous or dissolute person," originally "finch;" the German word also had a sense of "informer" (cf. 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.
  • As in sing : verb tattle on someone
  • As in confess : verb admit, confirm
Example sentences :
  • My knows it, said Tod meekly: an my mammas so pur-sistent; might have finked she would.
  • Extract from : « Maybee's Stepping Stones » by Archie Fell
  • "I've finked now," observed Rob, quite at his ease, and eager to win the entree into this delightful circle.
  • Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott
  • P'r'aps by the morning I'll have finked of something very nice—then won't you be glad?
  • Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch

Synonyms for finked

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