flinks

Blend of flink (“brave, showing no pain or fear”) +‎ links (“left, leftist”). The use of the word flink here refers to the fact that generally the "right-wing" policies adopted by parties characterized as flinks are those that involve "tough measures" on points where the left is often considered too soft, indecisive or naively idealistic by critics, such as crime or immigration. Popularized in the 90s.

flinks (comparative flinkser, superlative flinkst)

1. (informal, usually somewhat derogatory) left-wing, but with some right-wing policies

   Sommige flinkse partijen proberen populistisch te scoren door mee te gaan in het rechtse law-en-ordernarratief.

   Some flinks political parties try to court a populist audience by going along with the right-wing law-and-order narrative.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

flinks

1. partitive of flink