snitch 1 of 3

as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities he snitched on his friend because he was only looking out for himself

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snitch

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verb (2)

snitch

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noun

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Recent Examples of snitch
Verb
The lockdown had bipartisan support in Parliament and was almost universally popular with the public, who enthusiastically snitched on violators to authorities. Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 5 June 2025 As someone who juggles deadlines, social events, and the occasional doom scroll until 1 a.m., my under-eyes are often the first to snitch. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 27 May 2025
Noun
Hwang revealed a a recent promotional event in Seoul that he was inspired to make the film after reading a news article in the local press about underworld snitches who regularly visit Korean prosecutors’ offices to share information in exchange for favors. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025 Upsides And Downsides Are At Stake Generative AI can readily be shaped as a tattletale or snitch by an AI maker. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snitch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snitch
Noun
  • Supporting characters also left their mark, most notably Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear, the streetwise informant who balanced comic relief with genuine charm.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In 1985, Tortora was accused by several alleged ex-mobsters turned informants and state witnesses of being part of a Neapolitan crime syndicate dedicated to drug trafficking.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • The record number of defaults is a canary in the coal mine for large-scale economic problems, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) warned.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Black women are the canary in the coal mine on the health of the economy.
    Marianne Cooper, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Research performed on rats found that when TPO was ingested, reproductive difficulties and negative effects on the endocrine (hormonal) systems followed.
    Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Inspectors shut down the Thai restaurant in Rancho Cordova aftering finding approximately 50 rat droppings below the water heater in the back of the kitchen and about 15 to 25 droppings throughout the corners of the cook’s line, the front counter in the lobby and the back of dry storage area.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snitch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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