zinken.
zinc
Meaning & usage
zinc
ein zinkener Eimer, eine zinkene Wanne
Where this word comes from
Zink + -en
mark
Falschspieler sind bekannt dafür, ihre Karten zu zinken.
Er zinkte Buben und Asse.
mark (something, someone) by giving a sign/signal/hint/tip-off and thus give away (sb. or sth. to sb.)
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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