Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.) (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders. (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.] [1913 Webster]
Finn \Finn\, a. A native of Finland; one of the Finn? in the ethnological sense. See {Finns}. [1913 Webster]
finn v. [IRC] To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of time one has spent on {IRC}. The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally written in Finland in 1987. There may be some influence from the `Finn' character in William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Count Zero, who at one point says to another (much younger) character "I have a pair of shoes older than you are, so shut up!"
finn <jargon, chat> To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of time one has spent on {IRC}. The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally written in Finland in 1987. [{Jargon File}] (2000-08-05)