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dime

UK/daɪm/ US/ˈdaɪm/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar

2.

street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars

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Origin

From Middle English dime, from Anglo-Norman disme (“one tenth, tithe”) (modern French dîme), from Medieval Latin decima, from Latin decima (pars) (“tenth (part)”). Doublet of decim, decima, and decime.

Phrases

  • bet a dime to a dollar
  • bet a dollar to a dime
  • dime a dozen
  • dime back
  • dime bag
  • dime dropper
  • dime museum
  • dime novel

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