thin dime, a

Slang definitions & phrases for thin dime, a

thin dime, a

noun phrase
  1. The least amount of money; a RED CENT: He was stony broke, not a thin dime could he produce
  2. A dime; ten cents: which sells old-fashioned ice cream sundaes for one thin dime

[1918+; fr the fact that the dime is the thinnest and smallest of US coins]