five-and-dime
noun1
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 '691985, 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 kind1985, Prince, “Raspberry Beret”, in Around the World in a Day, performed by Prince and the Revolution:
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Card games, Poker Slang A two pair, composed of fives and tens.
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Card games, Poker Slang A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
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Government, Military, Politics, War 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”
- Related terms
- nickel and dime