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What is dropped a dime?
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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Dropped a dime - what is it?
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 he’ll drop a dime on you. I heard he narked onJohn for holdin’ an eigth.
What does "dropped a dime" mean?
to throw a nice pass; in basketball terms, an assist
yo check it Bibby just dropped another dime to Vlade!
Dropped a dime - what does it mean?
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."
Dropped a dime - meaning
Dropped a dime - definition
To rat someone out. As in telling the police about a drug deal.
Imma drop a dime on these niggaz.
Dropped a dime - slang
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.
Dropped a 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!"
Dropped 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."
Dropped a dime
There were no suspects in the case until someone dropped a dime on the right person!