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stoolie

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noun stool·ie \ˈstü-lē\

Definition of stoolie

  1. :  stool pigeon 1

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Examples of stoolie in a Sentence

  1. told the mule that if he ever turned stoolie, he'd end up spilling his guts in more ways than one

First Known Use of stoolie

1924

stoolie Synonyms

Synonyms
betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, informer, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower
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collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier

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