Yes, a dime is a slang term for an assist in basketball.
not a dime back
to get an assist in basketball or to make a telephone call like to the police to inform on someone as it used to cost a dime at payphones
AnswerThe most logical explanation comes from the '60s phrase "to drop a dime," which the Dictionary of American Slang ( HarperCollins) defines as "to give information, especially to the police." Most pay phones used to cost a dime; an informant would "drop a dime" to call police and thus "assist" in an arrest.
It means that the pitcher has thrown the ball and so they can't hit it "3 strikes and you're out!"
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1 dime is 1/1 of a dime.
Dime A Dance is on the album Dime A Dance
Sorry, no such dime as a "Miscellaneous" dime exists!
Dime's is the singular possessive of dime.