Drop A Dime Edit Meaning

1.

To snitchon 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."

2.

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.

3.

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

Imma drop a dime on these niggaz.

4.

To tell on someone

See Mark

5.

1. To snitchon 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 snitchdropped 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."

See waste, snitch, tattle, rat

6.

When a guy does something stupid/ idiotic to lose a perfect 10 or dime piece.

You did what? What a tool to drop a dime!

See dime, piece, dump, tool

7.

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"

See lost, girl, love, girlfriend, dime, dropped