drop a dime on someone

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drop a dime on someone

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Referring to the cost of making a phone call, i.e. to the police.

verb drops a dime on someone · dropping a dime on someone · dropped a dime on someone

slang To inform on (a person); to turn someone in. It seems somebody has dropped a dime on you guys, and there is nothing more I can do.
Similar: inform, grass up, snitch

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@misc{drop_a_dime_on_someone_2026,
  title = {drop a dime on someone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drop%20a%20dime%20on%20someone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}