Yankee dime

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Noun

Yankee dime (plural Yankee dimes)

1. (US, idiomatic, slang, American South, sometimes humorous) A kiss.

   If you bring me a glass of sweet iced tea, I will give you a Yankee dime.

References

• To Give Someone a Yankee Dime: A Southern Proverbial Expression. Helen Sewell Johnson, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 81, No. 319 (Jan.-Mar. 1968), pp. 71-72.