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ratfinked

ratfinked is the simple past and past participle of ratfink.

Meaning of ratfink

Verb

ratfink (third-person singular simple present ratfinks, present participle ratfinking, simple past and past participle ratfinked)

  1. (Canada, US, transitive) 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.1980 November 21, Anthony George Malcolm, “Agricultural Workers Amendment Bill: Report of Labour and Education Committee”, in Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament...

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Forms of ratfinked

alternative formrat finked
alternative formrat-finked

Questions about ratfinked

What is ratfinked the simple past and past participle of?
Ratfinked is the simple past and past participle of ratfink.

Words near ratfinked in the dictionary

  1. ratettes
  2. ratface
  3. ratfaced
  4. ratfaces
  5. ratfink
  6. ratfinked
  7. ratfinking
  8. ratfinks
  9. ratfish
  10. ratfishes
  11. ratfolk

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