A golden snitch (golden snitches plural) is a slang term coined in Toronto, Canada for people who snitch on other people, but especially people known for telling on other criminals while doing criminal activity themselves in order to stay out of trouble.
The term became popular in 2017 when the website goldensnitches.com was featured on CityTV News at 6 in Toronto, Canada.
The term became popular in 2017 when the website goldensnitches.com was featured on CityTV News at 6 in Toronto, Canada.
Have you heard about Ramon and how he told the police on every drug dealer he knew to stay out of jail? That guy is definitely a golden snitch.
by GoldenSnitches.com October 11, 2018
Get the golden snitch mug.Reputation for being an informant. It is used both in police jargon and street slang. It is NOT an actual jacket (as in a garment), or being beaten up (though it may result in being beaten up.) Jacket comes from the "file jackets" that were used by the police prior to computerization of records.
The phrase has part of its origins in the police interrogation tactic of threatening criminals who will not cooperate. Often the only reason a perpetrator doesn't snitch is because he fears it will get to the street and put him in danger. Ironically police officers threaten to publicize or have correctional officers publicize that a perpetrator's "jacket" says they are an informant to get them to inform. Someone with a "snitch jacket" is often just a willing informant obviously.
The phrase has part of its origins in the police interrogation tactic of threatening criminals who will not cooperate. Often the only reason a perpetrator doesn't snitch is because he fears it will get to the street and put him in danger. Ironically police officers threaten to publicize or have correctional officers publicize that a perpetrator's "jacket" says they are an informant to get them to inform. Someone with a "snitch jacket" is often just a willing informant obviously.
Son they trying to send me up north with a snitch jacket for 16 months! People asking me dumb s#!t like, "Oh I thought that carried a minimum of 3 years served? How you get that?" That's the normal plea deal but they trying to spin it to population to get me to drop dime. Guess I gotta snitch!
by Djibooty October 2, 2009
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by Galco August 19, 2012
Get the Wa Siktir mug.A killer of snitches. Chicago popularized adding a "k" after gang abbreviations, i.e. "BDK" and "GDK".
Brian: "Hey, I heard Draymond got out of his gun charge after three weeks then got killed Sunday "
Jeffrey: "#SnitchK"
Jeffrey: "#SnitchK"
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Intentionally getting someone in trouble by outting something they've done wrong while trying to keep it sly.
*You return to work from lunch with the boss right there*
Coworker to you: "I didn't know we had two hour lunches!"
You later: 😑
Dry snitching.
Coworker to you: "I didn't know we had two hour lunches!"
You later: 😑
Dry snitching.
by mashetee88 September 27, 2015
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