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The dimes

A slang term referring to the 2010s decade. Just like how the 1990s can be shortened to "the nineties", the 2010s can be shortened to "the dimes".
"Obama was president back in the dimes."
"I miss the rage comics of the early dimes."
by TypedGraph12 March 29, 2023
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a dime

"She's a dime!"
by Will E Um September 20, 2003
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dimed

to rat someone out.
Joe dropped a dime on Tommy to the police to collect the reward. Joe dimed Tommy.
comes from the days (up until the '70's) when it only cost a dime to use the payphone to make a call - in this case to the police.
by word cracker001 August 21, 2008
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a dime

an amount of weed sold by ten dollars
by Joe Lee August 29, 2003
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a dime

Refers to a beautiful girl who is a "10" on a scale.
Dime = 10 cents
If she fine, if Shawty is a dime....Shawty you a 10
by Beautiful Becky December 27, 2007
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dimed

When a company steals your credit card information and sells it to others.
I signed up to a sportsbook last night, and today someone in Barbados dimed me.
by aphid2 February 13, 2017
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Dimes

Meaning very attractive females. Grading within a 10.
We clubbin with straight dimes!

"Even though women change, I will always like dimes" - Lil Wayne
by Rosanna888 September 2, 2010
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