To unintentionally tell on someone; without knowing.
To inadvertently devulde information about something or someone;
To make known or expose what should have been concealed;
To tell on one's self
I told Mitch last night he always be dry-snitchin when he gets fucked up.
Dry snitching is a calculated but yet passive aggressive way to dime out your homeboy. In most cases to save your own ass without being the obvious rat bastard you are and save yourself from a fishing trip in your new concrete Nike’s.
You and your homeboy get pulled over
Cop: I smell marijuana step out of the car
Cop: who’s weed is this?
Homeboy: like a MF’n G says nuth’n
You: look at your homeboy and say “don’t worry fam I’ll put money on yo books”
Homeboy: (shaking head) you dry snitching Mufuka.
To indirectly tell secrets or offenses to a person of authority or any person meant to be kept away from a secret or offense, sometimes inadvertently.
If the telling of secrets or offenses is purposeful, minute details are usually left out as not to appear to be directly telling.
It is indirectly snitching.
"I see this offensive picture is still up. I recall other member's being banned for posting such a thing."
"I see this offensive picture is still up. I recall other member's being banned for posting such a thing."
This person is dry snitching on the person that posted the offensive picture. The person is not directly named (a minute detail) and a direct action is not actually being suggested.
"Stopdry snitching. You are going to get him banned"
The unintentional or intentional act of incriminating someone without it seeming like you are trying to incriminate them.
*Intentional*
*guys sees someone get pop instead of water with his free cup.
Guy (to cashier)- wow I want free pop just like him!
Pop guy- quit dry snitching!
*Unintentional*
Brother 1- *sneaks to a party he wasn't supposed to go to
*next morning
Unsuspecting Brother 2 (in front of parents)- how was that party last night?
Brother 2- my bad bro I didn't mean to dry snitch like that