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snitch

[snich] / snɪtʃ /






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Think twice before becoming the snitch that stole Christmas.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop or a snitch.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2025

I had a front-row seat to the unfolding snitch scandal through the cartoons I commissioned and the stories I edited for OC Weekly.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2025

He’s a former reporter who covered the snitch scandal for the Huffington Post.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2025

Perhaps because he was a proven snitch, camp authorities sent him back to school.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

People who come forward are called narcs, tattletales and snitches.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

To add to the Stasi effect, the tip line offers snitches anonymity.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2025

The emails appear designed to pit federal workers against one other, granting carrots to the snitches and wielding sticks over the silent.

From Slate Jan. 23, 2025

Artists who came up under him, like Mr. Lee and Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, now face accusations of being snitches — a potentially fatal label for rappers who trade in toughness and loyalty.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2023

Now, however, though the code of silence is still nominally in place, inmate lips seem looser and officers’ use of snitches more widespread.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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