Meaning & use
Stoolies
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Informers, especially ones who secretly give information to the police about criminal activity.
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The gang suspected there was a stoolie among them feeding information to the police.
Prison stoolies often trade information for reduced sentences.
A note on using this word
Stoolie is a shortened, informal form of 'stool pigeon,' an older term for a decoy or informer.
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