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单词 stoolies
释义

stoolie

noun

stool·​ie ˈstü-lē How to pronounce stoolie (audio)
: stool pigeon sense 1

Synonyms

  • betrayer
  • canary [slang]
  • deep throat
  • fink
  • informant
  • informer
  • nark [British]
  • rat
  • rat fink
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • talebearer
  • tattler
  • tattletale
  • telltale
  • whistle-blower
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Example Sentences

told the mule that if he ever turned stoolie, he'd end up spilling his guts in more ways than one
Recent Examples on the Web At one point my head was whipped back and forth like a mafia stoolie being slapped silly by his don. Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

stoolies

noun

plural of stoolie
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing told the mule that if he ever turned stoolie, he'd end up spilling his guts in more ways than one

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • informants
  • informers
  • canaries
  • snitches
  • tattletales
  • stool pigeons
  • spies
  • rats
  • squealers
  • narks
  • collaborators
  • tattlers
  • betrayers
  • finks
  • deep throats
  • blabbermouths
  • gossipers
  • snitchers
  • rat finks
  • whistle-blowers
  • gossips
  • snoops
  • telltales
  • leakers
  • talebearers
  • blabbers
  • snoopers
  • notifiers
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