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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RATFINK

From rat + fink.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RATFINK

ratfink  [ˈrætˌfɪŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATFINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ratfink is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RATFINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ratfink in the English dictionary

The definition of ratfink in the dictionary is a contemptible or undesirable person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATFINK


blink
blɪŋk
brink
brɪŋk
cinque
sɪŋk
distelfink
ˈdɪʃtəlˌfɪŋk
drink
drɪŋk
fink
fɪŋk
hyperlink
ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk
ink
ɪŋk
kink
kɪŋk
link
lɪŋk
permalink
ˈpɜːməˌlɪŋk
pink
pɪŋk
rink
rɪŋk
shrink
ʃrɪŋk
sink
sɪŋk
sync
sɪŋk
think
θɪŋk
twink
twɪŋk
wink
wɪŋk
zinc
zɪŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATFINK

rateable
rateable value
rateableness
rateably
rateen
ratel
ratemeter
ratepayer
rater
rates
ratfish
rath
ratha
rathe
Rathenau
rather
ratherest
ratherish
rathest
rathole

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATFINK

data link
dink
energy drink
everything but the kitchen sink
heat sink
I don´t think
ice rink
kitchen sink
kitchen-sink
meat and drink
missing link
on the blink
relink
rethink
skating rink
soft drink
stink
the drink
unlink
uplink

Synonyms and antonyms of ratfink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ratfink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATFINK

Find out the translation of ratfink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ratfink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ratfink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ratfink
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratfink
570 millions of speakers

English

ratfink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ratfink
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ratfink
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ratfink
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ratfink
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ratfink
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratfink
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ratfink
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ratfink
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ratfink
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ratfink
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ratfink
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ratfink
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ratfink
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेरबदल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ratfink
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ratfink
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ratfink
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ratfink
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratfink
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ratfink
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ratfink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ratfink
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ratfink
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ratfink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATFINK»

The term «ratfink» is regularly used and occupies the 97.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATFINK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ratfink» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ratfink» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ratfink

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATFINK»

Discover the use of ratfink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ratfink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ratfink
She is trying to set him up so he looks like he turned ratfink on his best friend, Malik. And when Emily produces an embarrassing photo of Logan, will he really turn ?ratfink? to preserve his reputation and save Grandpa?
Marcia Thornton Jones, 2010
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Ratfink Shorts
What's inside these shorts?
Charles Bowen, 2011
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Once Upon a Friend
Whether surviving bloody bar room brawls on tour in Belgium, extremist death threats in Germany, becoming immersed in the Hammer Horror Theatre that was Alien Sex Fiend at their bloodcurdling best, this is the definitive story of the ...
Ratfink, Pete MacKenna, 2000
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More Oral Sadism And The Vegetarian Personality
Some bold initiatives by Ratfink (1992) at Rottnest Free University have suggested a participation protocol that virtually ensures voluntary participation. Inspired by Pinel's unshackling of inmates at L'Hopital Saltpetriere, Dr. Ratfink sprung the ...
Glenn Ellenbogen, 2013
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Vampires in the A
On the way out of the DeKalb County Morgue, a rabbi bumped into Ratfink. Instantly a vision over comes the Rabbi. It must have been a vision of death and great destruction. “Pardon me.” Ratfink implied. The Rabbi responded as he came out ...
Chadrus Brown
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Who Moved My Stilton?: The Victorian Guide to Getting Ahead ...
Within weeks, ever more lurid tales began to appear in the penny press of Ratfink's silverware being used to present inferior Madeira to guests, being roughly scrubbed by an underfootman and, in one instance, of a Wiltshire lady who wished ...
Alan Tyers, Beach, 2012
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
RATFINK Most of us want nothing to do with a dirty ratfink who spills things told in confidence. Anyone branded with that label should be avoided. That was precisely the case, according to southern tradition, with German-born Albert Fink.
Webb Garrison, 2005
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Laughter on My Path
“She called me a ratfink!” snarled the first one. “She called me a scumbag!” said the other one, visibly shaking. “He's my boyfriend and she's been hanging around to get him to look at her so she can take him away from me! He's mine!” claimed ...
Ann Lowrance Allman, Ed.D., 2014
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Hill Top Farm:
He learned that several of the clients were asking for him by name and that RatFink was bad mouthing him and tryingtoget the client toaccept someone else in the office to work with them.Then just a fewminutes agoRat Finkcalled him directly ...
Beverly J. Olsen, 2014
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
ratfink 1154 rave 1155 1156 Some words with re- prefixed, all of which. of property and land owned or leased and collected by a local authority to pay for public services. 2 in the UK until 1990: a tax payable by each household and collected ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATFINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ratfink is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pencil This In: Jubilee Music Festival, Videogame Art Show, 'Rat
Opening at a Luz de Jesus tonight is the group show RatFink's Revenge. ... pop art inspired by 1980s video games and a Rat Fink; and bluegrass/roots music by ... «LAist, Jun 13»
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Australian dies after fall on Whistler Mountain
A 24-year-old Australian snowboarder visiting Whistler was killed on Thursday, Jan. 17 after falling in a steep, treed area to skier's right of Ratfink and suffering ... «Pique Newsmagazine, Jan 13»
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Grant & Trevallion bring Ratfink back to Judge Dredd Megazine
Ratfink is the last scion of classic Dredd antagonists the Angel Gang, and clearly crazier than a bagful of wet cats. Ratfink's Revenge will run for three issues, and ... «Comic Book Resources, Aug 12»

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