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- [snich]
- /snɪtʃ/
- /snɪtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snich]
- /snɪtʃ/
Definitions of snitch word
- verb with object snitch to snatch or steal; pilfer. 1
- verb without object snitch to turn informer; tattle. 1
- noun snitch Also called snitcher. an informer. 1
- noun snitch informer 1
- intransitive verb snitch be an informer 1
- intransitive verb snitch inform on sb 1
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Origin of snitch
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; perhaps variant of snatch
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Snitch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snitch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snitch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snitch
verb snitch
- accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
- betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- blow the whistle — to inform (on)
- blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
noun snitch
- backstabber — someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back
- benedict arnold — Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- betrayer — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- brutus — Lucius Junius (ˈluːʃəs ˈdʒuːnɪəs). late 6th century bc, Roman statesman who ousted the tyrant Tarquin (509) and helped found the Roman republic
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See also
Matching words
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