Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.
- idiom (a dime a dozen) Overly abundant; commonplace.
- idiom (on a dime) At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tithe.
- noun The number ten.
- noun A silver coin of the United States, of the value of 10 cents, being the tenth part of a dollar, worth about pence English.
- Sold for a dime.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
- noun a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which is sold for a dime, or ten cents; -- they were popular from ca. 1850 to ca. 1920. Sometimes the term is still applied to any novel of the type, though the price has greatly increased.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US A coin worth one-tenth of a
dollar . The physical coin is smaller than apenny . - noun Canada A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
- noun US, basketball An
assist - noun slang A
playing card with the rank of ten - noun slang Ten dollars
- noun slang A thousand dollars
- noun slang A measurement of illicit drugs (usually
marijuana ) sold in ten dollar bags. - noun slang A very small area
- noun slang Payment responsibility
- noun slang A beautiful woman (10 from the 10-point scale)
- verb US, slang, with "on" To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially
anonymously .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
- noun street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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However, the fact that this dime is almost universally known as the Mercury dime is an indication of the potential pitfalls of too clever symbolism.
Winged Liberty (“Mercury”) Dime, 1916-1945 : Coin Guide 2009
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The only 2 firearms they (Rem) now makes that look worth a dime is the BDL and CDL, plus the price is near$8 - 900.00.
The Utah Exception 2008
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We do not say a dime is a deca-cent, and we do not say that a cent is a deci-dollar, so that when he tells you that our money system is metric he is misleading you.
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There are craft vendors, musical performances, and local food vendors (including what I refer to as the dime bag - a $2 bag of freshly cooked mini doughnuts that you can top with powdered sugar and cinnamon).
sprite writes 2009
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The Queller 1794 half dime is NGC graded AU-55 and it brought $86,250.
Queller Collection of Coin Patterns Sells for $8.36 Million (Part 3 of 3) : Coin Collecting News 2009
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The 1802 half dime is very expensive to extremely expensive in all grades, and is unknown as Mint State in census/population reports.
Draped Bust Half Dime, Heraldic Eagle, 1800-1805 : Coin Guide 2009
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“No one has offered my in-laws one thin dime, and unlike the average Palestinian in 1948, they had valuable property.”
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Someone who states "not one thin dime from Science" and is telling the truth not hiding in a closed session at the NASA budget hearing so no one will hear the lies. anyone will do, that the President chooses
Who Should Be The Next Administrator of NASA? - NASA Watch 2009
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No one has offered my in-laws one thin dime, and unlike the average Palestinian in 1948, they had valuable property.
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There is not one thin dime's worth of difference between Republicrats. rethugliKKKLAN
oroboros commented on the word dime
Hello shiny friend,
I will never let you go.
Oops! An ice cream truck.
--heard on NPR (and slightly modified)
January 20, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
Ice cream for ten cents?
In 2008, you say?
Just where do you live?
January 22, 2008
oroboros commented on the word dime
Yes, you may wonder,
But the dime was on steroids.
Big controversy!
January 23, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
What a special coin.
I can see why it was dear.
I wish mine did drugs.
January 23, 2008
seanahan commented on the word dime
I stole some ice cream
Then uselessness dropped the dime
Now I am in jail
January 23, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Five haikus on change,
Didn't even cost a dime.
Ha! How cool is that?
January 23, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
Make that six haikus
This is Wordie, after all:
We can't help ourselves.
January 23, 2008
yarb commented on the word dime
When I was at school
"dime bar" was playground slang for
a doltish person.
January 24, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
A dime is so small
A nickel is much bigger
Money is a joke
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
And what about the
Penny? Why is it copper?
I just don't get it.
January 24, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Just a copper shell;
Most of it seems to be zinc.
--Wikipedia
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
I should explain, then.
I meant the color copper.
Weird little brown coin.
January 24, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Once cheap, copper soared,
Til a cent cost more to make.
Now it's just habit.
January 24, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
Say, Asativum,
That Wikipedia link
Made a great haiku.
January 24, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Nice of them to make
Their name five syllables, no?
(And thanks, uselessness.)
January 24, 2008
seanahan commented on the word dime
This has gotten weird.
Someone is smoking something.
Perhaps a dime bag.
January 24, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
It's drugs and Wordie;
They go together like, um...
Like desktops and mud?
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
Or sometimes it's like
Hippopotamus stomach
And pickled pig lips.
January 25, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Well said, reesetee,
And you as well, uselessness.
S: please pass the bag.
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
I hate to tell you
"ReeseTee" has two syllables.
So much for haiku.
January 25, 2008
asativum commented on the word dime
Oops. My bad, reesetee.
I'll just stick to News Haikus.
Plus, I'm out of dimes.
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
No worries, my friend.
Everyone gets it wrong once.
Someday, better nick.
January 25, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
Hold on there, reesetee.
I sure didn't get it wrong.
I've always said "reesetee."
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word dime
My apologies.
Uselessness was always right.
Brilliant guy, he is.
January 25, 2008
sionnach commented on the word dime
"I've always said reesetee"
But I steer clear of haiku
though I can count to six.
January 25, 2008
uselessness commented on the word dime
'Twas deliberate.
I've never made a mistake
(And I never will).
January 26, 2008
gangerh commented on the word dime
uselessness
your comment prompts my memory
'twas said I know not when but by a footballer when asked about an upcoming game, I think
"I never predict the future, AND I NEVER WILL".
love your name btw.
January 26, 2008
gangerh commented on the word dime
ps
'twasn't deliberate I feel
January 26, 2008
lea commented on the word dime
One thousand is called a "dime". It is a term that gamblers have been using forever.
- A comment in Language Hat's blog. John linked there earlier @ sawbuck.
March 7, 2009
dontcry commented on the word dime
just discovered page
loving haiku posted here
cinquain's still my fave
March 7, 2009
bilby commented on the word dime
My what talent's here!
A boar's rush of poetry
Even dontcraiku.
March 7, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word dime
The American
Heritage Dictionary's
etymology:
"Middle English, tenth
part, from Old French disme, from
Latin decima...."
June 29, 2010