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rat·fink

 (răt′fĭngk′)
n. Slang
A person regarded as contemptible, obnoxious, or otherwise undesirable.
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ratfink

(ˈrætˌfɪŋk)
n
slang chiefly US and Canadian a contemptible or undesirable person
[C20: from rat + fink]
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fink

(fɪŋk) Slang. n.
1. a strikebreaker.
2. a labor spy.
3. an informer.
4. a contemptible person.
v.i.
5. to inform to the police; squeal.
6. to act as a strikebreaker; scab.
7. fink out, to renege.
[1900–05]
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Translations

ratfink

n (dated US sl) → Arschloch nt (sl); (= informer)Spitzel m
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