In basketball slang, to drop dimes means to dish out a string of beautiful assists — perfectly timed passes that set up teammates for easy buckets.
In basketball slang, to drop dimes means to dish out a string of beautiful assists — perfectly timed passes that set up teammates for easy buckets. A player who drops dimes is a floor general, a playmaker, someone whose passes are so crisp and well-placed they're almost currency. The phrase is also used more broadly to mean to make a quick, often small, payment, but the sports sense has become dominant in modern American slang, celebrated in highlight reels and commentator praise alike.
He finished the game with twelve assists, dropping dimes all night and making everyone around him look like an all-star.
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(sports) To make multiple assists.
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To pay a small amount.
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