stoolie

stool pigeon

An informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stool pigeon.

stoolie

An informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. A shortening of "stool pigeon," meaning the same. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stoolie.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stool pigeon

A decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor. This term alludes to a bird tied to a stool or similar perch in order to attract other birds, which will then be shot. However, one writer believes that stool is a variant for stale or stall, both nouns used for a decoy bird before 1500 or so. [c. 1820]

stool (pigeon)

and stoolie (ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən and ˈstuli)

n. an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. I’m no stoolie!

stoolie

verb

See stool pigeon

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

a stool pigeon
stool pigeon
set a thief to catch a thief
throw the book at
throw the book at (one)
throw the book at somebody
throw the book at someone
make (one's) bones
foul play
bust out

References in periodicals archive

First twist is that Lau is transferred to Internal Affairs to investigate the triad mole within the force, rapidly mirrored by Chan promising Hon that he'll find out who the police stoolie is.

Infernal Affairs

Teamsters president Jackie Presser, perhaps taking his cue from Ronald Reagan's stoolie days in Hollywood, signed on in the early 1970s as an F.B.I.

Ghosts on the F.B.I. payroll

It makes it much easier to direct what should be taught, to the point of transforming children into environmental stoolies in the name of "saving the world."

The race to centralize education

Luckily, or not, he then forgot, or wiser minds prevailed, I don't know, and his ashes were packaged up for the obligatory memorial service--probably more than one--so the mayor and his council, all the lackeys, flunkies, toadies and stoolies caught up in a shit-spotted cascade down those marble steps and into the astonished street is an event that exists first in my imagination and now in yours.

Laugh

That's why we always referred to the patrols as "stoolies"--even while serving as one.

Playing in the shadow of the Ukrainian Labour Temple: the reminiscences of Jerry Szach

Gossip from one of these Net stoolies revealed that Pryce was a 16-year-old hacker from Britain who ran a home-based bulletin board system; its telephone number was given to the Air Force.

An electronic Pearl Harbor? Not likely

In 1994, the Drug Enforcement Agency shelled out $14 million to its stoolies; in fact, in 1993 done, U.S.

"Thanks for a nation of finks." (drug dealers who become government informants)

before being drugged by collared stoolies in layered Indonesian target gear.

Cheered by battleship: in memory of Kurdt Kobain

词组	stoolie
释义	stoolie stool pigeon An informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stool pigeon. See also: pigeon, stool stoolie An informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. A shortening of "stool pigeon," meaning the same. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stoolie. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stool pigeon A decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor. This term alludes to a bird tied to a stool or similar perch in order to attract other birds, which will then be shot. However, one writer believes that stool is a variant for stale or stall, both nouns used for a decoy bird before 1500 or so. [c. 1820] See also: pigeon, stool The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. stool (pigeon) and stoolie (ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən and ˈstuli) n. an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. I’m no stoolie! See also: pigeon, stool stoolie verb See stool pigeon McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a stool pigeon stool pigeon set a thief to catch a thief throw the book at throw the book at (one) throw the book at somebody throw the book at someone make (one's) bones foul play bust out References in periodicals archive First twist is that Lau is transferred to Internal Affairs to investigate the triad mole within the force, rapidly mirrored by Chan promising Hon that he'll find out who the police stoolie is. Infernal Affairs Teamsters president Jackie Presser, perhaps taking his cue from Ronald Reagan's stoolie days in Hollywood, signed on in the early 1970s as an F.B.I. Ghosts on the F.B.I. payroll It makes it much easier to direct what should be taught, to the point of transforming children into environmental stoolies in the name of "saving the world." The race to centralize education Luckily, or not, he then forgot, or wiser minds prevailed, I don't know, and his ashes were packaged up for the obligatory memorial service--probably more than one--so the mayor and his council, all the lackeys, flunkies, toadies and stoolies caught up in a shit-spotted cascade down those marble steps and into the astonished street is an event that exists first in my imagination and now in yours. Laugh That's why we always referred to the patrols as "stoolies"--even while serving as one. Playing in the shadow of the Ukrainian Labour Temple: the reminiscences of Jerry Szach Gossip from one of these Net stoolies revealed that Pryce was a 16-year-old hacker from Britain who ran a home-based bulletin board system; its telephone number was given to the Air Force. An electronic Pearl Harbor? Not likely In 1994, the Drug Enforcement Agency shelled out $14 million to its stoolies; in fact, in 1993 done, U.S. "Thanks for a nation of finks." (drug dealers who become government informants) before being drugged by collared stoolies in layered Indonesian target gear. Cheered by battleship: in memory of Kurdt Kobain
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