Reservoir Dog Edit Meaning

1.

A rat. Slang term for one who snitches to the police, or is an undercover police officer themselves. Origin comes from the great size of rats living in and around reservoirs.

The police know about our heist because Mr. Orange is a reservoir dog

2.

n. a poor, scraggly kid from the wrong side of the tracks, who lives by his wits (or petty theft) but has big dreams.

c.f. hood rat, projects, dog town

3.

a guy who works with a bunch of other guys to rob diamonds. the term came from when Tarantino called 'Au revoir les enfants' "that Reservoir movie" and combined it with the movie 'Straw Dogs' to make "Reservoir Dogs."

A bunch of Reservoir Dogs and I are gonna hit up a jewelery store tomorrow.