dime piece

See also: dimepiece

English

Alternative forms

• dimepiece

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dime piece (plural dime pieces)

1. (slang) A beautiful woman.

   Synonyms: dime, ten; see also Thesaurus:beautiful woman

   • 2004, “Girl Like U”‎^[1]performed by Snoop Dogg ft. Nelly:

     You're not a dime piece, you're a diva

   • 2006, Noire [pseudonym], 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?

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “dime n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang