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dime dropper

dime dropper noun: a snitch or informer.

Noun

dime dropper (plural dime droppers)

  1. (US, slang) A snitch or informer.
    • Although this story predated the Kunkle episode, something told me that with dime-droppers afoot, both men and women naturally become more cautious. After all, informality could be misinterpreted, and as the Navy puts it, discovery in these cases is a "career ender."2005, Richard F. Miller, A Carrier at War: On Board the USS Kitty Hawk in the Iraq War
    • “We go to the streets, a few dime droppers just got released yesterday, they still might know something"2009, Abisai Estrella, A Reason for Retribution, page 193

Forms of dime dropper

pluraldime droppers
alternative formdime-dropper

Origin of dime dropper

From the idea of dropping a dime (coin) into a payphone to make a call.

Questions about dime dropper

What does dime dropper mean?
Dime dropper means a snitch or informer.
What part of speech is dime dropper?
Dime dropper is a noun.
What is the plural of dime dropper?
The plural of dime dropper is dime droppers.

Words near dime dropper in the dictionary

  1. dime
  2. dime back
  3. dime backs
  4. dime bag
  5. dime bags
  6. dime dropper
  7. dime droppers
  8. dime museum
  9. dime museums
  10. dime novel
  11. dime novelist

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