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English
Etymology
Suggesting a score of 10/10 on the informal scale of beauty, since a dime is worth 10 cents. Possibly in imitation of timepiece.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dime piece (plural dime pieces)
- (slang) A beautiful woman.
- Synonyms: dime, ten; see also Thesaurus:beautiful woman
2004, “Girl Like U”performed by Snoop Dogg ft. Nelly:You're not a dime piece, you're a diva
2006, Noire , Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 21:Carmiesha "Lil' Muddah" Vernoy had been with me since back in the day. She was more than a dime piece. She was drop-dead gorgeous and had the best pussy in the world.
2012, Tucker, Pat, Daddy's Maybe, Largo, M.D.: Strebor Books, →ISBN, page 188:"Don't act like we didn't kick it something fierce back in the day." Drew smiled. "My homies knew what I was working with back then," he said. "It ain't too often a brotha lucks up on a bona-fide dimepiece like you, Lachez."
2014, Keisha Ervin, Cashmere Mafia, →ISBN, page 137:So tell me sugafoot. Why is a dimepiece like you single?
References
- ^ “dimepiece”, in The Right Rhymes, launched 2013.
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