peaching
Turning someone in
Peaching is informing on someone, betraying a secret, or turning someone in to authorities.
The word comes from an old verb meaning to accuse or impeach.
It appears most often in British slang and period fiction: He was peaching on his mates to save his own skin.
The noun form is peacher—an informant or snitch.
Informing on someone
- rattingInforming against associates
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- betrayingBreaking trust or loyalty
- squealingMaking shrill cries
informant · snitch · whistleblower · tattletale · turncoat · stool pigeon · grass · narc
snitching
Informing on someone
- rattingInforming against associates
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- betrayingBreaking trust or loyalty
squealing · informant · snitch · whistleblower · tattletale · turncoat · stool pigeon · grass · narc · fink
ripe
Ready to eat
nectarine · orchard · stone fruit · cobbler · preserves · canning · bruised · soft · fragrant · picked
peachingkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
keeping mum · covering up · concealing · hushing up · withholding
peachingprotecting
Keeping from harm
shielding · keeping faith · covering for · standing by · backing up