Drop a dime for a nickel

Willing to turn someone in or call the cops even at personal cost.

Derived from 'drop a dime' i.e. 'snitch' combined with 'I would do that for a nickel'

A: "Don't tell him, he'll turn you in"
B: "But wouldn't he get in trouble too?"
A: "He would drop a dime for a nickel"

by TinMoths December 18, 2021

Nickel Fish

Picking up every available overtime shift and pretending it’s to help everyone else

Bedinghaus is a real Nickel Fish. He’s always at work

by Gilps May 18, 2022

Nickels to Niggas

Money that isn't worth wasting time to chase.

Kevin: Ayo, I heard the barbershop got a $5 prize hotdog eating competition!
D'Shawn: Man that's just nickels to niggas. I got real money to make.

by Sunny S. April 2, 2022

shiniest nickel in the piggy bank

when a person is so unintelligent that they cannot comprehend even the most remedial concepts of education

Jerome did not understand what the scientific term for water, h2o was - he damn sure is not the shiniest nickel in the piggy bank.

by Samran53 December 22, 2020

Mr Nickels

When you snort a line of coke mixed with Cialis.

When your banging your girl and you can’t get it up, you do a line of Mr Nickels to make your girl happy

by Jerradschmitt December 26, 2020

A Head Full Of Nickels

A phrase used to describe an absentminded or moronic person who can't retain anything.

Connor, man. Do you hear yourself? You definitely have a head full of nickels.

by cablenewz December 28, 2020

nickeled

To pay many small additional expenses (that you think are unnecessary/unfair).

We're all so used to being nickeled.

by LukeLeva January 16, 2021