- He finished with 16 points, 12 boards, and 8 assists, just two dimes short of a triple double
dime
noun; zero derivation
An assist in basketball. In sports, new phrases are needed to describe the same things and saying assist over and over again gets boring. Using phrases such as dropping dimes to replace assists livens the sentence and sounds more impressive in general.
Etymology : Zero derivation
Source : A friend
Last modified: 10 June 2008