Stoolies Meaning in English

word · lemma: stoolie

US

ˈstuːliz

STOO-leez

UK

ˈstuːliːz

STOO-leez

التعريف

Slang term for people who secretly give information about others to the police, often betraying friends or associates.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Stoolie" is informal American slang, often used when talking about criminal situations. Negative and sometimes insulting—avoid using for non-criminal informants. Related terms: "snitch", "rat". More common in older movies and crime novels.

• Spanish: soplones (argot policial) - informantes (gíria policial)
• Portuguese (BR): dedos-duros (gíria policial) - informantes (gíria policial)
• Portuguese (PT): bufos (gíria policial) - informadores (gíria policial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 线人（警察线人，俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 線人（警察線人，俚語）
• Hindi: चुगलखोर (पुलिस के लिए सूचना देने वाला, स्लैंग)
• Arabic: مخبرين (مصطلح عامي للشرطة)
• Bengali: খবরি - চুপরাশি
• Russian: стуки - информаторы (преступный жаргон)
• Japanese: 密告者（みっこくしゃ） - チクリ屋 - スパイ（犯罪スラング）
• Vietnamese: tay sai - chỉ điểm (từ lóng)
• Korean: 정보원(범죄 은어) - 밀고자
• Turkish: jurnalcı (argo) - muhbir (suç ortamı)
• Urdu: مخبر (جرائم کا سلینگ)
• Indonesian: pengadu (slang kriminal) - informan (slang)

جمل نموذجية

The police caught the thief because of the stoolies.

basic

The gang does not trust stoolies.

basic

Many criminals are afraid of stoolies.

basic

Some of the stoolies were actually working for both the police and the gang.

natural

Back in the day, the boss had a way to deal with stoolies who betrayed him.

natural

Everyone suspects there are stoolies inside the organization leaking information.

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