Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dime dropper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: dime -drop-per
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A snitch or informer.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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.""
"“We go to the streets, a few dime droppers just got released yesterday, they still might know something""
"All those submitted complaint forms from the snitches, rats, and dime droppers about us "The Cash Bunch " and our ruling profitable empire, marking us as nigger misfits, drug smuggling monkeys tarnishing the prestige omega oasis of Wilhelm Prep and what have you."

Etymology

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

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

dime droppers (plural) dime-dropper (alternative)

Phrases

drop a dime

Frequently Paired Words

drop a dime

Questions

What does dime dropper mean?: A snitch or informer.
Where does dime dropper come from?: From the idea of dropping a dime (coin) into a payphone to make a call.

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