And I imagine the “nose” association with “snitch” is strengthened by the general use of sn- to refer to things nasal… (sneer, sneeze, snooty, snot,etc.).
cavario h.:
November 13th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Are you familiar with the word “Snitch” being used colloquially to mean “to steal with stealth and quickness”?
Snitch means to tattle or rat someone out slang for tattletale or blabbermouth
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marcparis:
February 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am
And I imagine the “nose” association with “snitch” is strengthened by the general use of sn- to refer to things nasal… (sneer, sneeze, snooty, snot,etc.).
cavario h.:
November 13th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Are you familiar with the word “Snitch” being used colloquially to mean “to steal with stealth and quickness”?
Treefeeling.com:
February 18th, 2011 at 9:58 am
I love it. What a double oxy moron
zio:
February 3rd, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Snitch means to tattle or rat someone out slang for tattletale or blabbermouth