Phrase guide

dime out

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dime, drop a dime, drop a dime on someone, bewray, blow the whistle, clepe, denounce, dime out, dob, finger, fink, fizgig, inform, inform on, grass on, grass up, lolly up, name names, nark, peach, rat on, rat out, roll on, sing, snitch, snitch up, squeak, squeal, tattle, tell, tell all, tell on, tell tales, tip off, turn in

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See dime (“inform on”, verb).