Ma'anar ƙamus na "dime novel" labari ne mai arha, mai ban sha'awa, kuma mai ban sha'awa, wanda yawanci aka buga a Amurka a ƙarshen karni na 19 kuma ana sayar da shi akan centi goma. Yawancin litattafan Dime an buga su azaman jerin abubuwa kuma sun shahara ga matasa masu karatu. Yawanci suna ba da labarun kasada, soyayya, da kuma aikata laifuka, kuma an san su da ruɗin ruɗani da ƙazamin takensu. Kalmar "dime novel" kuma ana amfani da ita sosai don yin nuni ga duk wani littafin rubutu mai rahusa da aka samar.