Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dime piece

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: dime -piece
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beautiful woman.

Slang

Example Sentences

"You're not a dime piece, you're a diva"
"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."
""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.""
"So tell me sugafoot. Why is a dimepiece like you single?"

Etymology

Suggesting a score of ten out of ten on the informal scale of beauty, since a dime is worth ten cents. Possibly in imitation of timepiece.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

dime pieces (plural) dimepiece (alternative)

Synonyms

dime ten angel babe beauty belle betty bit of crumpet bomb bombshell cookie cupcake

Questions

What does dime piece mean?: A beautiful woman.
Where does dime piece come from?: Suggesting a score of ten out of ten on the informal scale of beauty, since a dime is worth ten cents. Possibly in imitation of timepiece.

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