dimed
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Presumably from dime (“the U.S. ten-cent coin”) + -ed.
Adjective
[edit]dimed (not comparable)
- (slang) (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
- 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?",
bit.listserv.blues-l
, Usenet,- "I asked […] how they adjusted the tone controls on their guitars. They both told me the same thing, that they dimed 'em and adjusted their tone at the amp."
- 1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??",
alt.guitar
, Usenet,- "Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now."
- 2002 January 17, ryanm, "Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio",
rec.audio.pro
, Usenet,- "The only way you're going to get the 'dimed marshal plexi' sound is with a dimed marshall plexi. It's gotta be non-master, though, and you have to put all the knobs on 10."
- 2007 February 13, Jim, "Re: A question about amp volume.",
alt.guitar
, Usenet,- "Tell us why many amps will give a warmer, smoother tone with preamp volume dimed and guitar volume down (as compared to guitar on 10, then turning up the amp)."
- 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?",
Etymology 2
[edit]From the verb dime.
Verb
[edit]dimed
- simple past and past participle of dime
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From di (“that”) + med (“with”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]dimed
- thus, therefore
- Dei tok ikkje med seg nok niste, dimed laut dei snu.
- They did not bring enough provisions; thus they had to return.
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