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zinken.

zinc

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩/[ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]
  1. zinc

    no-predicative-form · not-comparable · relational
    ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne
Where this word comes from

Zink + -en

verb/ˈt͡sɪŋkn̩/[ˈt͡sɪŋkŋ̩]
  1. mark

    weak
    Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.
    Er zinkte Buben und Asse.
  2. mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)

    slang · weak
    Die Sache kam ans Licht, weil einer von ihnen gezinkt hatte.
Where this word comes from

* Sense 1 was borrowed in the beginning of the 20th century from Rotwelsch, a cant or thieves' argot, in which its verb zinkenen is documented since the 19th century. * Sense 2 is probably derived from the Rotwelsch locution Zinken stecken “to drop a hint, to tip-off, to give a signal”.

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