ProverbWisdomAmerican origin21st c.

Snitches get stitches

Meaning: Informing authorities invites violent retaliation from those you've betrayed.

Origin: American street slang warning that informers will be hurt. It spread with the "Stop Snitchin'" campaign of the early 2000s, which began on T-shirts in Philadelphia and drew national attention in Baltimore in 2004.

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