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Snitch

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1904, OED Evaluation: slang

To take surreptitiously, purloin; to steal or ‘pinch’.

ExampleMeaning
Usually she had shortbread, a french loaf always on hand. But you didn't snitch those things.
To take surreptitiously, purloin; to steal or ‘pinch’.
You could go to the cookie tin and get a cookie but you didn't snitch shortbread nor you didn't snitch french loaf.
To take surreptitiously, purloin; to steal or ‘pinch’.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: But we used to fight eh 'cause I used to snitch her. She had beautiful clothes 'cause she was out working eh- she was pa-- Interviewer: She was the older one. Speaker: She was the older one so I'd go and snitch her nice sweater and then bring it home and there'd be a spot on it (laughs) and then she'd get mad at me and (laughs).
To take surreptitiously, purloin; to steal or ‘pinch’.
ExampleMeaning
Like, ah, if we happened to snitch some, ah, ah, cucumbers or- or carrots, eh?
To take surreptitiously, purloin; to steal or ‘pinch’.