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snitch

1  [snich]
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–verb (used with object) Informal.
to snatch or steal; pilfer.
Origin:
1900–05; perh. var. of snatch
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snitch

2  [snich] Informal.
–verb (used without object)
1. to turn informer; tattle.
–noun
2. Also called snitcher. an informer.
Origin:
1775–85; orig. uncert.
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snitch   (snĭch)   
v.   snitched, snitch·ing, snitch·es

v.   tr.
To steal (something, usually something of little value); pilfer. See Synonyms at steal.
v.   intr.
To turn informer: He snitched on his comrades.
n.  

  1. A thief.

  2. An informer.


[Origin unknown.]
snitch'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
snitch [snɪtʃ]

  1. n.
    an informer. : Who needs a snitch? If he can't keep his mouth shut, he can beat it.
  2. in.
    to inform (on someone). (Often with on.) : The cops were waiting for us. Who snitched?
  3. tv.
    to steal something. : Why don't you snitch the salt from one of the other tables?
  4. n.
    a theft. (Underworld.) : The snitch went off without a hitch.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

snitch  (n.)
"informer," 1785, probably from underworld slang meaning "the nose" (1700), which apparently developed from an earlier meaning "fillip on the nose" (1676).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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