five and dime
five and dime is the alternative form of five-and-dime.
Meaning of five-and-dime
Noun
five-and-dime (plural five-and-dimes)
- 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 '691985, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, “Summer of '69”, in Reckless, performed by Bryan Adams
- Synonyms:
- variety store, dollar store, dime store, ten-cent store, pound shop
- A two pair, composed of fives and tens.
- A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- 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 of five and dime
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Questions about five and dime
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