Dime
- 1.Perfect ten
- 2.Assist
Perfect ten
Example
Related Slang
| Babe | An attractive person |
| BAE | Before anyone else |
| Hot | Physically attractive |
| Fox | An attractive woman |
| Hottie | An attractive person |
| Butterface | An attractive person with an unattractive face |
| Snacc | An attractive person |
| BMS | Broke my scale |
Categories
Assist
A dime in basketball is when a player makes a beautiful or challenging pass to a teammate who scores. For example, if Maya Moore makes a pretty assist, she makes a dime or drops a dime.
Where did dime come from?
Dime became a popular substitute for assist in the early-2000s, but there is no clear origin where it comes from. The most common story NBA players and fans point to is that the phrase comes from a time in the past when pay phones required a dime to use them.
If you needed to make a call but didn't have a dime on you, a Good Samaritan may give you a dime to help you out or assist you. Basketball fans and players apply that same logic to a player on the court who passes the ball to a teammate for a score (an assist in basketball statistics).
Example
Curry with a dime for a three-pointer
Related Slang
| Dropping dimes | Making difficult passes for assists in basketball |
| A | Assists |
| j | Jump shot |
| Alley oop | A pass to a teammate who puts the ball in the basket |
| And one | A play where a player is fouled while making a basket |
| Ballin | Playing sports well |
| Charity stripe | Free throw line |
| Get buckets | To dominate |
| Hoops | Basketball |
| NBA | National Basketball Association |
| Sick | Awesome |
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A slang word that means "perfect ten."
The term is used to rank something as perfect on a scale of one to ten. It is commonly utilized when describing another person's attractiveness, especially a female.