"fink out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-fink out.ogg Forms: finks out [present, singular, third-person], finking out [participle, present], finked out [participle, past], finked out [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: slang Related terms: fink

Inflected forms

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