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How to use snitch in a sentence

15 example sentences · verb, noun

Snitch means to inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others. Example: “He stole from me and snitched on me, so I 86ed him.”

Examples of snitch by meaning

verbTo steal, quickly and quietly.

  • Besides, I shall require your help in snitching the pig.1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime

nounA nose.

  • Bluenoze: Blow your nose to clear your snitch of whatever it is you've been snorting and read the postings again.1999 September 27, "billy", “Re: Babies Having Babies”, in uk.media.tv.misc (Usenet)
  • Question: do benign bacteria live in one's snitch and keep the other, nastier ones at bay ?1999 March 26, G Greenway, “Re: aah-cho!!”, in alt.gothic (Usenet)
  • Have a perpetual dew drop hanging from your snitch2001 July 27, catmandoo, “Re: Please help me to be 'correct'.”, in uk.local.isle-of-wight (Usenet)

More sentences with snitch

  • He stole from me and snitched on me, so I 86ed him.From the entry 86
  • And you just met the snitch who did it to me.2017, Dark Ops: An Anonymous Story, page 8. From the entry van
  • He wasn't a gabber, nor a squawker not a ratfink nor a snitch.2007, Ichabauk Rum, “Handra Delamore”, in Ill: A Novel: Book One, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 63. From the entry firsthand
  • 'Snitch,' he muttered as he gave his daughter a comical underbrow glance.1995, Emma Richmond, A Family Closeness, page 58. From the entry underbrow
  • And so, to belabour the school metaphor, diehard fans of both those fallen leaders resent this pair for snitching in class.2023 August 8, Janan Ganesh, “The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak”, in Financial Times. From the entry belabour
  • “Good enough for me, and I'm no snitch.2019 May 14, Ali Vali, Stormy Seas, Bold Strokes Books Inc, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry swear on a stack
  • Don't pao toh (snitch on) me hor!2014 July 3, David Lee, “Beng in Brazil: Not the Only Singaporean to Leave a Mark at the World Cup”, in Tnp.sg, archived from the original…. From the entry bao toh
  • On the streets it is called "No snitching." In law enforcement it is called "The blue wall of silence".2009 June 6, Donald Winkfield, “Manhattan DA’s Keystone Verdict”, in Black Star News, retrieved 12 Aug 2012. From the entry blue wall of silence
  • The camp is divided into the snitches and the nonsnitches.1988 October 7, John Conroy, “Minimum Security”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020. From the entry nonsnitch
  • In contrast, the “good cop” offers sympathy and support, suggests possible justifications for the crime, and emphasizes the benefits of snitching on fellow criminals.2009, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio, Barry L. Beyerstein, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread…. From the entry good-cop, bad-cop
  • They lie and snitch on each other and so the system has even more control over us by playing us against each other.1989 December 10, Glenda Edwards, “They Can't Keep Me Away From My Stink”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 5. From the entry play one against another

Meaning of snitch

  1. verb To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
  2. verb To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
  3. verb To steal, quickly and quietly.

Full definition of snitch

Questions about snitch in a sentence

How do you use snitch in a sentence?
Snitch is used as a verb and noun. For example: “He stole from me and snitched on me, so I 86ed him.”
What is a short sentence with snitch?
“Don't pao toh (snitch on) me hor!”
What does snitch mean?
Snitch means to inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.

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