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snitch

[snich] / snɪtʃ /






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“LinkedIn’s low-key a snitch for that,” Istomin said about the alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

He has since retired from the public defender’s office, but continues to practice law and represents defendants affected by the snitch scandal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025

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

Bill Hooks was a young black man with a reputation as a jailhouse snitch.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

This must be my cue to name a few names, because this is how Ted operates, my coworkers claim—through snitches and by setting up one woman against another.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich


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