send-in n.
1. (US Und.) an endorsement, a recommendation; also as v., to praise or recommend for one’s own purposes.
Vocab. Criminal Sl. 74: ‘With the proper send in I can twist this boob. Rib it up.’ Also used as a verb, to laud, to praise, with an ulterior motive. |
2. (US Und.) information about a possible crime.
We Who Are About to Die 192: He gets a send-in on a soft touch up north [...] an’ he chases up there to look it over. |