词汇 | dropper |
释义 | dropper 1. noun 1 a gambler who can be counted on to lose a lot of money US, 1963. 2 a criminal who cashes a forged cheque UK, 1956. 3 a paid killer US, 1962 2. verb to inject a drug intravenously UK, 1998 dime-dropperOne who snitches or informs on someone to a person of higher authority. Originally street slang for someone who informs to the police, it refers to the old price of using a public payphone (10 cents). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I bet Timmy's the dime-dropper—he's such a teacher's pet, always ready to tattle on any of the other students he thinks are misbehaving. He knew he was facing 10 years in prison, so he agreed to be a dime-dropper for the police in exchange for a lighter sentence. pill dropperslang Someone who frequently or habitually uses or abuses drugs prepared as pills or capsules. She started getting hooked on the pain pills her doctor prescribed, and before long she had become a full-blown pill dropper. I knew a couple of pill droppers in college who were always doing speed or ecstasy. dime-dropper n. an informer. (see also drop a dime.) I think that Taylor is the dime-dropper who caused the roust. pill-popperand popper and pill-dropper n. anyone who takes pills frequently or habitually. I knew she was always ill, but I didn’t know she was a pill-dropper. He’s not a hypochondriac, just a pill-dropper. pill-dropperverbSee pill-popper |
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