Finking

/ˈfɪŋkɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of fink; currently acting as an informer or betraying someone.

Etymology

From fink + -ing (present participle suffix).

Kelly Says

Finking was so culturally significant in 1920s-1950s American labor struggles that books and films immortalized the drama of workers 'finking' on their fellows—it became shorthand for ultimate betrayal.

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