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five-and-dime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (US) A store selling inexpensive items.
    • I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69 1985, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, “Summer of '69”, in Reckless, performed by Bryan Adams:
    • I was working part time in a five-and-dime / My boss was Mr. McGee / He told me several times that he didn't like my kind 1985, Prince, “Raspberry Beret”, in Around the World in a Day, performed by Prince and the Revolution:
  2. (slang) A two pair, composed of fives and tens.
  3. (slang) A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
  4. (US, slang) The 5th Battalion 10th Marines, a US artillery battalion.
    • Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime. 2000, Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing, season 1, episode 22 “What Kind of Day Has It Been”

Forms

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5 & dime alternative lexicographic
five-and-dimes Number=Plur lexicographic
five and dime alternative lexicographic

Relateds

nickel and dime

Synonyms

dollar store · pound shop · variety store · ten-cent store · dime store