noun Gaming Slang

Dime

/daɪm/ · noun · slang

A perfect, on-the-money assist that sets a teammate up for an easy bucket.

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Definitions

1

A precise pass that directly leads to a score, essentially a beautiful assist.

“He dropped a dime to the cutter for the layup.”
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2

Used to praise any perfectly placed delivery, on or off the court.

“That outlet pass was a dime, no-look and everything.”
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3

As a verb ('dime up'), to deliver such passes consistently.

“She was diming up the whole team all night.”
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Dime In A Sentence

Twelve dimes tonight, the kid sees the floor.
No-look behind-the-back dime, are you kidding me?
He doesn't score much but he drops dimes for days.

Origin & Usage

American basketball slang for an assist, possibly from 'dropping a dime' (an old phrase for making a precise phone call). It became standard hoop vocabulary by the 1980s-90s.

Variants drop a dimedime updimes
Tags #sports#aave#american#hip-hop

People Also Ask

What does 'dime' mean in basketball?

A dime is a perfect assist, a pass placed so well it leads straight to an easy basket. To 'drop a dime' is to deliver one.

Why is an assist called a dime?

It likely comes from the old phrase 'drop a dime,' meaning to make a precise phone call. In hoops it became a precise pass.

Is a dime the same as an assist?

Basically, but 'dime' emphasizes how clean and pretty the pass was, not just that it counted as an assist.

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