dry snitching
Informing indirectly, by talking loudly or hinting to staff.
Definitions
Passing information to officers indirectly, for example by talking loudly about someone's activity so a guard overhears, rather than reporting outright.
dry snitching In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
'Dry' (indirect) plus 'snitching,' from the Prison Journalism Project glossary and inmate usage.
People Also Ask
What does dry snitching mean?
It means informing on someone indirectly, such as talking loudly about their activity so a guard overhears, instead of reporting them outright to staff.
How is dry snitching different from regular snitching?
Regular snitching is directly reporting someone to officers. Dry snitching is doing it in a roundabout way, like hinting or speaking loudly, so the person can't easily prove you told.
Is dry snitching still frowned upon in prison?
Yes. It still counts as informing under the inmate code, and being caught dry snitching can damage someone's standing just like open snitching.
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