1. To snitch on another individual, usually to report an illegal act to law enforcement.
2. To unknowingly waste an exceptional amount of money on something.
Drop a dime (verb):
1. "I can't get bud anymore because some punk snitch dropped a dime on my only supply."
2. "Damn, you see Juan's '84 Accord with 22 dubs on it? He dropped a dime on that pos."
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to throw a nice pass; in basketball terms, an assist
yo check it Bibby just dropped another dime to Vlade!
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To inform on someone who committed an unacceptable or illegal act. Back in the day, phones in booths cost ten cents for a call. A caller would drop a dime into the coin slot to make a phone call to the police.
Watch out for that guy, or heβll drop a dime on you. I heard he narked onJohn for holdinβ an eigth.
Simply to call someone on a phone.
From when the cost of a pay phone was 10 cents, or a dime. You dropped a dime in the phone to make a call.
-Why are you so late?
I was in traffic.
-Pshh, why didn't you drop a dime and let me know!
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(Verb to drop a dime on): to fund something, regardless of whether taxpayer money, or a private source of revenue, is used.
Refusing to start dropping a dime on those who fight crime is actually f* counterproductive
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To lose a good girl. To lose someone that you loved that was beautiful, that was a 10.
"You dropped your dime, so i picked it up." -Joe
Means: You lost your girl (Often means did something stupid to lose her) so now she's my girl, now she's fair game. That is another way to say "drop a dime"
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To rat someone out, usually relating to marijuana. Dime meaning they would receive a ten year prison sentence.
If you get caught screwing that clown, the cops will drop a dime on you.
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