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dimed

dimed adjective: (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest). Also the simple past and past participle of dime.

Adjective

dimed (not comparable)

  1. (slang) (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
    • "I asked […] how they adjusted the tone controls on their guitars. They both told me the same thing, that they dimed 'em and adjusted their tone at the amp."1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?", bit.listserv.blues-l, Usenet
    • "Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now."1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??", alt.guitar, Usenet

Also used as

dimed is also the simple past and past participle of dime.

Origin of dimed

Presumably from dime (“the U.S. ten-cent coin”) + -ed.

From the verb dime.

Phrases with dimed

Questions about dimed

What does dimed mean?
Dimed means (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
What part of speech is dimed?
Dimed is an adjective.

Words near dimed in the dictionary

  1. dime-dropper
  2. dime-droppers
  3. dimeback
  4. dimebacks
  5. dimebolin
  6. dimed
  7. dimed out
  8. dimedon
  9. dimedone
  10. DIMEFIL
  11. dimefline

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