Fink
(noun)
- A person who informs on others, especially to the authorities.
- A person who is disloyal to friends or associates, especially by betraying them to the authorities.
Origin:
Fink comes from yiddish word "faynik" meaning a strikebreaker, the word was adopted and popularized by the american labor movement in the early 20th century, but it is considered offensive and derogatory today.
Examples:
- The employee was labeled as a fink for informing on his colleagues to the boss.
- He was called a fink for betraying the group to the police.
- The individual was seen as a fink for not standing up for his friends.
- The word fink is considered a derogatory term and should not be used.
- The term is often used to describe someone who is seen as a traitor or a snitch.