Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dime out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
dime out
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.

Etymology

See dime (“inform on”, verb).

Inflected Forms

dimes out (present, singular) diming out (participle, present) dimed out (participle, past) dimed out (past)

Synonyms

dime drop a dime drop a dime on someone bewray blow the whistle clepe denounce dime out dob finger fink fizgig

Questions

What does dime out mean?
To report to the authorities; to snitch on or betray to an enemy.
Where does dime out come from?
See dime (“inform on”, verb).

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