rat fink

noun

Definition of rat finknext
1
as in informant
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing who's the sorry rat fink that went squealing to the cops?

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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others regrets ever doing business with that rat fink, who cheated him out of gobs of money

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  1. informant
  2. informer
  3. jerk
  4. canary
  5. dog
  6. clown
  7. rat
  8. joker
Noun
  • This information was passed off to the DEA from an informant working for the airline who was being paid whenever agents seized cash based on their tips.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But just as Tomás acclimates to his new life, he is asked by his former boss (and then threatened by state police forces) to essentially become an informant.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Given the increasingly absurd pretexts the state is using for criminal prosecution and the resounding success of informers of all stripes, the judicial crackdown will continue to worsen.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
  • Standing in his way are British spies, French informers and jealous colleagues.
    Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Definition of informer
Noun
  • The processing fee is absolutely not going to the part-time delivery person, but, rather, to a rich jerk who is golfing right now.
    Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Also, your character’s supposed to be kind of a jerk.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of jerk
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  • In a lot of ways, Yastrzemski is a canary in the coal mine.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The songbirds, like canaries and starlings and so forth.
    Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of canary
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of dog
Noun
  • The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The parade’s 98th year was the largest yet, with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of clown
Noun
  • But what was more challenging was for Emma Corrin, who had to have live rats placed on their body.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Invasive predators like cats and rats only exacerbate the problem.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of rat
Noun
  • Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Playing practical joker?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of joker
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