snitch
verb
uk
/snɪtʃ/ us
/snɪtʃ/You little snitch!
People who cooperate with police are viewed by their neighbours as snitches.
Meaning of snitch in English
(Definition of snitch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
snitch | American Dictionary
snitch
verb
infml us
/snɪtʃ/snitch verb (TELL SECRETLY)
Examples of snitch
snitch
In the hip-hop world, this is called ' snitching'.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Snitch refs, whilst the snitch is off field, act as an additional bludger ref.
Often, prisoners would choose to become a snitch to get away from their tormentors.
The snitch is able to defend themself in any way possible except for climbing buildings and trees.
He decides they must find out where the paintings are and snitch them from under the colonel's and the lieutenant's noses.
Tad informed his father's crack-dealer of an employer and accused his father of being a snitch.
He is an annoying snitch, mechanical genius, the school brainiac, and tattletale.
Back at the mansion, tensions rise as a snitch is revealed among the men.
They realize that they have a snitch in their own gang and that they can't get out of the country because the police will be looking for them.
There is nothing wrong with that—it is not snitching; it is ensuring that the taxpayers' money is effectively spent and targeted at those who really need it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
What will happen is that the lad with the curly locks will have a close hair shave and be out "snitching" handkerchiefs the moment he is released.
From the
Hansard archive
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She actually believes that neighbors should start snitching out neighbors, and we should be deporting people.
Look how, in early years, children become aware of the culture of silence—in the playground, they learn not to snitch.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
He is a "snitch" or a sneak.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Fear of being labelled a snitch or rat prevented her from going to the police.
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