Mimed vs Dimed - What's the difference?
mimed | dimed |
(mime)
A form of acting without words; pantomime
A pantomime actor
A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce
A performer of such a farce
A person who mimics others in a comical manner
To mimic.
To act without words.
To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
(slang) (of an electric guitar or its amplifier) At volume setting 10 (the loudest).
* 1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, "Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?",
* 1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, "Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??",
* 2002 January 17, ryanm, "Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio",
* 2007 February 13, Jim, "Re: A question about amp volume.",
(dime)
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As verbs the difference between mimed and dimed
is that mimed is past tense of mime while dimed is past tense of dime.As an adjective dimed is
of an electric guitar or its amplifier At volume setting 10 (the loudest).mimed
English
Verb
(head)mime
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(wikipedia mime)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(mim)Synonyms
* See alsoSee also
* lip-synch ----dimed
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Etymology 1
Presumably from .Adjective
(-)bit.listserv.blues-l, Usenet , - "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."
alt.guitar, 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."
rec.audio.pro, Usenet , - "The only way you're going to get the 'dimed' marshal plexi' sound is with a ' dimed marshall plexi. It's gotta be non-master, though, and you have to put all the knobs on 10."
alt.guitar, Usenet , - "Tell us why many amps will give a warmer, smoother tone with preamp volume dimed and guitar volume down (as compared to guitar on 10, then turning up the amp)."