A fork of Rural Dictionary
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.
Watch out for that guy, or he’ll drop a dime on you. I heard he narked onJohn for holdin’ an eigth.
To snitch on 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."
the act of snitching, ratting, or otherwise disclosing information meant to hurt or discredit someone else. This a play on tips and selling someone out.
"Shit, Tino dropped the dime on me skippin class. Man, I'ma fuck that motherfucker up!"
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.
To rat someone out. As in telling the police about a drug deal.
Imma drop a dime on these niggaz.