Nine dime

The nickname given to the greater Wilmington/Fayetteville area in southeastern North Carolina as a representation of the region’s telephone area code, “910”. First introduced by Carolina’s hip-hop artist J. Cole in a number of interviews and songs where he mentions growing up and repping the “nine dime.”

“REPPIN’ THE NINE DIME!”
“You know we sittin’ fine in the nine dime.”