to fink
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9.9
To work while other workers are on strike, often seen as a betrayal
- verb
- /fɪŋk/
- Offensive
:
hacer de rompehuelgas
- - You fink!
Examples
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You fink!
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You fink!
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You fink!
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If you fink on your coworkers during the strike, they will never trust you again.
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He decided not to fink and stood in solidarity with his fellow workers.
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Many employees were upset because someone had finked to management about the planned strike.
Synonyms
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8.8
To betray others by telling secret information about them
means taking another's job during a strike rather than betraying or informing
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9.1
To work during a strike to replace striking workers
is seen as betrayal by colleagues rather than just replacement
9.4
To work in place of workers who are on strike
emphasizes the act as a betrayal to other workers
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fink came into American slang to mean someone who breaks a strike by taking a coworker's job. The exact origin is unclear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of a scab or 'rat' who betrays the group, which explains why to 'fink' is to take work from striking colleagues.