"bao toh" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2003 September 1, “pao toh”, in Talkingcock.com, retrieved 2015-11-02:",
          "text": "Eh butok lah! Which bastard paotoh to teacher that I carry handphone to school? Now kena confiscate!",
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          "ref": "2011, Jonathan Heng, “Bao Toh, v.”, in Singslang.blogspot.sg, retrieved 2015-11-02:",
          "text": "I saw Gary looking at his textbook during the test. Wanna bao toh him?",
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          "ref": "2014 July 3, David Lee, “Beng in Brazil: Not the Only Singaporean to Leave a Mark at the World Cup”, in Tnp.sg, archived from the original on 2020-10-20:",
          "text": "Don't pao toh (snitch on) me hor!",
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          "text": "Hey! Don’t bao toh me leh!",
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