drop the dime

the act of snitching, ratting, or otherwise disclosing information meant to hurt or discredit someone else. This a play on tips and selling someone out.

"Shit, Tino dropped the dime on me skippin class. Man, I'ma fuck that motherfucker up!"

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drop a dime

To snitch on someone. Often, to save their own ass. Comes from the old cost for a payphone call, ten cents.

"John got popped, so he dropped a dime on his supplier and they let him go."

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dropped a dime

snitched

There were no suspects in the case until someone dropped a dime on the right person!

drop a dime

To narc somebody out, like Huggy Bear always does on Starsky and Hutch.

Huggy Bear's always dropping a dime, I can't believe he's still alive.

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DROP A DIME

To rat someone out. As in telling the police about a drug deal.

Imma drop a dime on these niggaz.

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DROP A DIME

To tell on someone

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drop a dime

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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