dime out

verb

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

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Meanings

verbdime out (third-person singular simple present dimes out, present participle diming out, simple past and past participle dimed out)

present singular third person dimes out · participle present diming out · participle past dimed out · past dimed out

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

    Synonyms: dime, drop a dime, drop a dime on someone, bewray, blow the whistle, clepe, denounce, dime

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Origin

See dime (“inform on”, verb).

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APA

dime out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20out

MLA

“dime out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dime out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20out.

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