drop a dime

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drop a dime

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See dime § Etymology 2

verb drops a dime · dropping a dime · dropped a dime · drop a nickel

idiomatic, slang To make a telephone call.
slang, with on To inform, to call the authorities (on). Near-synonyms: give [someone] up, give [someone] away; spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag
Similar: dime, snitch, rat out, grass up, bewray, blow the whistle, clepe, denounce, dime out, dob, drop a dime, drop a dime on someone

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@misc{drop_a_dime_2026,
  title = {drop a dime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20a%20dime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}