"fink out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-fink out.ogg [Australia] 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
    Sense id: en-fink_out-en-verb-XMP9sEoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

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