snitched; snitching; snitches
snitcher
noun
Examples of snitch in a Sentence
Noun
several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch
Verb (1)
he snitched on his friend because he was only looking out for himself
Verb (2)
snitched some paper from the office supply room for use with her printer at home
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Diversity efforts in the federal government have been dismantled, and employees turned into snitches.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
The White House, for example, wants government employees to snitch on colleagues who are promoting diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Two of those snitches, Russo and Rubino, described the fake raid in detail, how the then-detective and two other men barged into the backroom parlor, smashed the screen of a Joker Poker machine, and left without making a single arrest or seizing a single piece of evidence.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Diversity efforts in the federal government have been dismantled, and employees turned into snitches.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
Obviously, the most obvious ones are if you get caught snitching, something’s going to happen to you real bad.
—Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
The White House, for example, wants government employees to snitch on colleagues who are promoting diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Snitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snitch. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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snitch
1 of 3 noun
: a person who snitches : tattletale, informer
snitch
3 of 3 verb
: to take by sly or secret action
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
Verb
probably alteration of snatch
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