stoolie
stool pigeon
noun
1.
a pigeon used as a decoy.
2.
Also called stool·ie 
[stoo-lee] , stooly. Slang. a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, especially for the police.
[stoo-lee] , stooly. Slang. a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, especially for the police. 
li Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
1820–30, Americanism
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| stool pigeon | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a living or dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
| 2. | an informer for the police; nark |
| 3. | slang (US) a person acting as a decoy |
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Stoolie
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
stool pigeon
1830, Amer.Eng., said to be from notion of decoys fastened to stools to lure other pigeons. But perhaps related to stall "decoy bird" (1500), especially "a pigeon used to entice a hawk into the net" (see stall (2)).
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stool pigeon definition
An informer, especially for the police: “Lefty figured out that Mugsy was the stool pigeon when he saw him talking to the warden.”
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stool (pigeon) definition[ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən] and [ˈstuli]and stoolie
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| stoolie stool pigeon |
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