variety store en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) A shop where many small and inexpensive items can be bought.
[…] the enduring old variety store that sells out-of-town newspapers, warm unshelled peanuts, and dirty magazines for queers as well as straights.
1981, John Updike, Rabbit Is Rich:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| variety stores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
pound shop · dollar store · five-and-dime · $2 shop · ten-cent store · dime store
Translations (9)
pt loja do indiano (store selling inexpensive items) · de Schnäppchenmarkt (store selling inexpensive items) · pt loja dos trezentos (store selling inexpensive items) · de Schnäppchenladen (store selling inexpensive items) · pt loja do chinês (store selling inexpensive items) · pt loja de 1,99 (store selling inexpensive items) · fi halpakauppa (store selling inexpensive items) · de Billigwarenhaus (store selling inexpensive items) · de Ramschladen (store selling inexpensive items)