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Yankee dime

Yankee dime noun: a kiss.

Noun

Yankee dime (plural Yankee dimes)

  1. (US, humorous, idiomatic, slang, sometimes, American South) A kiss.
    • If you bring me a glass of sweet iced tea, I will give you a Yankee dime.

Forms of Yankee dime

pluralYankee dimes

Questions about Yankee dime

What does Yankee dime mean?
Yankee dime means a kiss.
What part of speech is Yankee dime?
Yankee dime is a noun.
What is the plural of Yankee dime?
The plural of Yankee dime is Yankee dimes.

Words near Yankee dime in the dictionary

  1. Yankee bean
  2. Yankee beans
  3. Yankee cheese
  4. Yankee cheese-box
  5. Yankee cheese-boxes
  6. Yankee dime
  7. Yankee dimes
  8. Yankee Doodle
  9. Yankee Doodles
  10. Yankee football
  11. Yankee Hill

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