Snitch
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Snitch ( verb )
To inform or tattle on someone to an authority figure, often for personal gain or to avoid punishment.
Origin:
Origin uncertain, possibly from a dialectal variant of 'sneak'.
Examples:
- He snitched on his coworkers to get a promotion.
- She snitched on her classmates for cheating on the test.
- The inmate snitched on the other prisoners to get a reduced sentence.
- He was afraid his friends would snitch on him to the police.
- She promised not to snitch if he told her where he hid the money.
(As a noun)
Snitch ( noun )
To inform or tattle on someone to an authority figure, often for personal gain or to avoid punishment.
Origin:
Origin uncertain, possibly from a dialectal variant of 'sneak'.
Examples:
- He snitched on his coworkers to get a promotion.
- She snitched on her classmates for cheating on the test.
- The inmate snitched on the other prisoners to get a reduced sentence.
- He was afraid his friends would snitch on him to the police.
- She promised not to snitch if he told her where he hid the money.