snitch-jacket
snitch-jacket · snitch-jackets · snitch-jacketed · snitch-jacketing
To create suspicion around in a way that makes them appear to be an informerTo create suspicion around (a person) in a way that makes them appear to be an informer.
Meaning
1 sensesTo create suspicion around (a person) in a way that makes them appear to be an informer.
Origin
snitch + jacket; see jacket (“(slang) a police record”).snitch + jacket; see jacket (“(slang) a police record”).
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Forms
snitch-jackets, snitch-jacketing, snitch-jacketed, snitch-jacketed| Base form | snitch-jacket · to snitch-jacket |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snitch-jackets |
| Present participle | snitch-jacketing |
| Past simple | snitch-jacketed |
| Past participle | snitch-jacketed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpedojacket
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle