ratfink
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ratfink
- /ˈɹætfɪŋk/ US, UK
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From rat + fink.
noun ratfinks · rat fink · rat-fink
- An informer or spy; a traitor. The authors have facetiously labeled the contemplated musical as 'Ratfink', after the name of its central character, James J. Ratfink. Its title is not meant in a derogatory sense.
- A dislikable or contemptible person. Maxwell—or Maxie, as he was familiarly called by his once and former rat fink girlfriend—lived in a six-story walkup on a narrow street in Calm's Point, […]
- A strikebreaker.
verb ratfinks · ratfinking · ratfinked · rat fink · rat-fink
- To inform on; to betray. It led to some rather incredible and colourful claims in the submission by the union that the employers had ratfinked on previous agreements.
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Talk about this word "ratfink." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ratfink. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ratfink. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ratfink "ratfink." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ratfink.
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@misc{ratfink_2026,
title = {ratfink},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ratfink},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
