# dimed

Pronunciation: say "DYMD" /daɪmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of dime. *(slang, US)* — simple past and past participle of dime
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of dime. Use this form when the telling-on already happened.
   - _The witness dimed the gang leader to federal agents._
   - _He dimed out his accomplice in exchange for a lighter sentence._

## Adjective

2. Set to maximum volume (level ten on the dial) on an electric guitar or its amplifier. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Turned up all the way to the loudest setting on a guitar or its amplifier.
   - _With the amplifier dimed, the feedback howled through the speakers._
   - _The guitarist kept his amp dimed all the way through the encore._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — This is presumably formed from "dime," the U.S. ten-cent coin, with the suffix "-ed" added.
**Meaning 1** — This comes from the verb "dime."

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