# drop a dime on someone

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To inform on (a person); to turn someone in.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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