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fink out

fink out verb: to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

Verb

fink out (third-person singular simple present finks out, present participle finking out, simple past and past participle finked out)

  1. (slang) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

Forms of fink out

third-person singular presentfinks out
present participlefinking out
past participlefinked out
pastfinked out

Questions about fink out

What does fink out mean?
Fink out means to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.
What part of speech is fink out?
Fink out is a verb.
What is the past tense of fink out?
The past tense of fink out is finked out.

Words near fink out in the dictionary

  1. finjan
  2. finjans
  3. fink
  4. Fink effect
  5. Fink effects
  6. fink out
  7. Fink truss
  8. Fink trusses
  9. Finkbeiner
  10. Finkbeiners
  11. Finke

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