dime vs sawbuck

dime

noun
  • Ten dollars. 

  • A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags. 

  • A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback. 

  • An assist. 

  • A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar. 

  • Payment responsibility. 

  • A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale). 

  • A playing card with the rank of ten. 

  • A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. 

  • A small amount of money. 

  • A thousand dollars. 

  • A ten year prison sentence. 

verb
  • To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously. 

  • To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level). 

sawbuck

noun
  • A ten-dollar bill. 

  • A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse. 

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