"dime piece" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-dime piece.ogg [Australia] Forms: dime pieces [plural]
Etymology: Suggesting a score of 10/10 on the informal scale of beauty, since a dime is worth 10 cents. Possibly in imitation of timepiece. Etymology templates: {{m|en|timepiece}} timepiece Head templates: {{en-noun}} dime piece (plural dime pieces)
  1. (slang) A beautiful woman. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Appearance, People Synonyms: dime, ten, beautiful woman, dimepiece
    Sense id: en-dime_piece-en-noun-eiyYDnZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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