snitch

snitch
{{11}}snitch (n.) "informer," 1785, probably from underworld slang meaning "the nose" (1700), which apparently developed from an earlier meaning "fillip on the nose" (1670s).
{{12}}snitch (v.) 1803, "to inform," from SNITCH (Cf. snitch) (n.). Meaning "to steal, pilfer" is attested from 1904, perhaps a variant of SNATCH (Cf. snatch) (v.). Related: Snitched; snitching.

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