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Added 9 October 2026

snitch

/snɪt͡ʃ/ verb

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To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
To steal, quickly and quietly.

noun

A thief.
An informer, one who betrays their group.
A tiny morsel.

Origin

Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English snacche (“a trap, snare”), snacchen (“to seize (prey)”, whence modern English snatch). Compare also Middle English snik snak (“a sudden blow, snap”). Alternatively, perhaps from a dialectal variant of sneak, from Middle English sniken, from Old English snīcan (“to creep; crawl”). More at sneak, snatch.

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