to peach
- verb
- /piːtʃ/
- Archaic
- After he was arrested, he decided to peach on his accomplices to get a lighter sentence.
Examples
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We were worried that someone might peach about our plans to the police.
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You think I'd peach on ya?
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We don't want anyone peaching on us, do we?
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Somebody peached to them.
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He refused to peach on his friends, even under pressure.
Synonyms
Report someone's actions to the police or an authority
Tell secrets or private facts because of pressure
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
Tell someone's secret to other people
To tell the police or another authority about someone's bad action, betraying their trust
To tell secret information to the police or other officials
To secretly tell the police about someone's illegal actions
To secretly tell the police or a person in charge about someone's bad actions
Tell a person in charge about someone else's bad actions in a childish way
Antonyms
Compounds
A nickname for the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States known for its peaches
- Specialized
A small green insect that eats peach trees and other crops, often damaging them
- Archaic
A low tropical African bush that spreads or climbs a little with round brown-red bumpy fruit
- South African
A large evergreen shrub with many branches grown for its dense green leaves
How Serious
- Slang
- Archaic
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb peach meaning 'to inform on' is thought to come from old slang for 'to tell' rather than from the fruit; a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'spilling a secret' to the authorities.