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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snitch-jacket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
snitch--jack-et
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create suspicion around (a person) in a way that makes them appear to be an informer.

Transitive verb

Etymology

snitch + jacket; see jacket (“(slang) a police record”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

snitch-jackets (present, singular) snitch-jacketing (participle, present) snitch-jacketed (participle, past) snitch-jacketed (past)

Derived Forms

pedojacket

Questions

What does snitch-jacket mean?
To create suspicion around (a person) in a way that makes them appear to be an informer.
Where does snitch-jacket come from?
snitch + jacket; see jacket (“(slang) a police record”).

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