yell v.
(US Und.) to confess; to betray and/or testify against an accomplice; to register a complaint.
DAUL 242/1: Yell, v. 1. To confess one’s guilt to police; to confess and implicate one’s accomplices; to give testimony against an accomplice or any underworld associate. | et al.||
Men from the Boys (1967) 13: You slobs made a mess of this room, ruined the rug. Be trouble if the chambermaid yells. |
In compounds
(N.Z. prison) a cell lavatory.
Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 205/1: yell phone n. a cell toilet. |
In phrases
see holler copper v.