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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.
by Plain Brown Wrapper June 01, 2018
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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.
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.
by QWERTY1 August 30, 2007
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"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"
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"
by lmonmat June 25, 2009
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To rat someone out, usually relating to marijuana. Dime meaning they would receive a ten year prison sentence.
by Sp33dW33d May 09, 2019