stool

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stool (on (so)) definition


  1. in.
    to inform (on someone). (To act as a stool (pigeon).) : Britney would stool on anybody, even her own mother.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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stool (pigeon) definition

[ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən] and [ˈstuli]
and stoolie
  1. n.
    an informer. (Originally underworld.) : Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. , I'm no stoolie!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

stool

In addition to the idiom beginning with stool, also see fall between the cracks (two stools).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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