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    [Noun]  | "dime" | \ ˈdīm \


    1: a coin of the U.S. worth 1/10 dollar

    2: a petty sum of money

    3: a Canadian 10-cent piece

    Origin: 1786 ;

     Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime, from Latin decima, from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten ;

    [Noun]  | "dime novel" 


    1: a usually paperback melodramatic novel; especially : one popular in the U.S. from about the mid-19th century to the early 20th often featuring a Western theme

    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "dime store" 


    1: five-and-dime

    Origin: circa 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "five-and-dime" | \ ˌfīv-ən-ˈdīm \


    1: a retail store that carries a variety of chiefly inexpensive merchandise

    Origin: 1880 ;

     From the fact that all articles in such stores were formerly priced at either 5 or 10 cents;

    [Noun]  | "half dime" 


    1: a silver 5-cent coin struck by the U.S. mint from 1794 to 1873

    Origin: 1786 ;

    [Adjective]  | "dime-store" | \ ˈdīm-ˌstȯr \


    1: inexpensive

    2: tawdry, second-rate

    Origin: 1938 ;

    [Adjective]  | "nick*el-and-dime" | \ ˌni-kəl-ən-ˈdīm \


    1: involving or offering only a small amount of money

    2: small-time

    Origin: 1879 ;

    [Verb]  | "nickel-and-dime" 


    1: to impair, weaken, or defeat piecemeal (as through a series of small incursions or excessive attention to minor details)

    2: to treat (a person or situation) by paying excessive attention to small amounts of money often with a detrimental effect

    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Verb]  | "drop" 


    1: to fall in drops

    2: to fall unexpectedly or suddenly

    3: to descend from one line or level to another

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     See: ;

    [Idiom]  | "not cost a penny" 


    1: to not cost any money : to be free

    [Noun]  | "dime" 


    1: a very small sum of money;


      * e.g., " ... the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime "




    [Noun]  | "dime stores" 


    1: as in department stores, chain stores;


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    [Noun]  | "dime store" 


    1: as in department store, chain store;


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    [Noun]  | "five-and-ten" 


    1: as in department store, dime store;


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    [Adjective]  | "dime-store" 


    1: costing little;


      * e.g., " ... a dime-store tablecloth that is certainly good enough for a picnic "




    [Adjective]  | "nickel-and-dime" 


    1: as in petty, small-time;



    [Phrase]  | "a dime a dozen" 


    1: often observed or encountered;


      * e.g., " ... Actors like him are a dime a dozen, and you have to stand out if you want to make it in this business. "




    [Phrase]  | "drop a dime (on)" 


    1: to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities;


      * e.g., " ... The criminal dropped a dime on his former associates in exchange for a more lenient sentence. "



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    [Phrase]  | "on a dime" 


    1: without delay;


      * e.g., " ... Now that I got my brakes fixed my car stops on a dime. "



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     [ "dime" ]

    1: A beautiful girl, a perfect 10

      * e.g.,  ... Ewa is a dime! 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: n. a us coin worth ten cents

      * e.g.,  ... "gimme a dime, i gotsa call my moms." 

     [ "dime" ]

    2: n. a very attractive person, a perfect ten

      * e.g.,  ... "damn look dat shorty be a dime" 

     [ "dime" ]

    3: n. $10 worth of any drug. short for dime bag. The amount will vary depending on the substance, the quality and the dealer.

      * e.g.,  ... "ayo, will you lemme get a dime, bro?" 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: 10 dollars worth of marijuana. Dealers usually never like to sell dimes since it chips away from bags that could have been dubs, eighths or quarters. Very popular among broke ass high school kids.

      * e.g.,  ... Minor: Yo, just got some allowance money for doing some yard work. You got a dime? Drug Dealer: lol, get outta here kid, how the hell did you get my number? 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: to drop dimes, to give a nice pass

      * e.g.,  ... "how you play today?" 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: noun

      * e.g.,  ... "In last night's basketball game, I had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 dimes." 

     [ "dime" ]

    2: In the sport of basketball, a pass thrown to a teammate that leads to a basket; an assist

     [ "dime" ]

    1: A very good looking female as in a perfect ten.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, did you see that girl? She's such a dime! 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: n. $10 worth of marijuana

      * e.g.,  ...  Man, I had to dig through the couch just to scrape togeather enough for a dime bag. 

     [ "dime" ]

    2: n. Anything perfect, usually the looks of a girl. (From rateing a ten on a scale of 1-10)

      * e.g.,  ...  Man, that bitch is a dime. 

     [ "dime" ]

    3: n. $10,000

      * e.g.,  ...  Those cops pinched a dime off me when I was in. 

     [ "dime" ]

    4: v. To rat someone out.

      * e.g.,  ...  The cops were all over my house, someone must have dimed me out. 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: a hott, very sexy and good looking girl. On a scale of 1-10 she would be a 10.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see that girl? She was a dime. 

     [ "dime" ]

    1: To turn up a tube guitar amplifier's volume control to maximum. Doing so usually results in a distorted output that is aurally pleasing and rich in musical harmonics, compression and note sustain. Electric guitar tone enthusiasts often prefer this tone to other methods of generating a distorted output from the amplifier. However, the resulting high sound levels are often excessive and unusable in smaller rooms or environments where excessive volumes are not permissible.

      * e.g.,  ... Eric: Hey, Rich, last night at the gig I dimed my Marshall and got a sick tone, but it was so loud the club owner almost threw me out! 

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    1: a girl rated on a scale from 1-10, 10 being the highest. A sexy girl with a cute face(nice eyes and smile), small waist, nice curvy hips, nice round ass, with a nice chest.

      * e.g.,  ... YO! look at shawty over dere 

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