- First heard this term while watching streetball a few years back. It is common among the basketball community as a creative name for making an assist, which is where the ball is passed to a teammate who scores a basket.
Dime (3)
verb; derivation From the word dime, which is generally used as a noun meaning coin.
To make an assist in basketball.
Source : “And he drops the dime for the easy bucket.” 10/2008
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