krasnie khati

English translation: Few slang variants

09:57 Mar 14, 2004
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Russian term or phrase: krasnie khati
A drug user says that these are prisoners who work for the police.
(possibly they mean who work for the guards). As a result they are able to obtain heroin.
I am sure we have an equivalent in English, but just cannot think what it is!
Emily Justice
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:49
English translation:Few slang variants
Explanation:
Snitch
Canary
Rat
Fink
Squealer
Stoolie
Stool pigeon
Weasel
Narc
Tattler

Refs:

Working with criminals for many years
Selected response from:

Alex Zelkind (X)
Grading comment
Thank you both. I am closing this now as the answers are perfect. Snitch and so on was what I was thinking of.
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IrinaGM
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Alex Zelkind (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Informers


Explanation:
That's what the prisoners who work for the police are called.

IrinaGM
United States
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of: Georgian

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Few slang variants


Explanation:
Snitch
Canary
Rat
Fink
Squealer
Stoolie
Stool pigeon
Weasel
Narc
Tattler

Refs:

Working with criminals for many years

Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Thank you both. I am closing this now as the answers are perfect. Snitch and so on was what I was thinking of.
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