What does five-and-dime mean?
Five-and-dime means (US) A store selling inexpensive items..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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
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
Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime.
Use five-and-dime when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Five-and-dime means (US) A store selling inexpensive items..
Common synonyms include variety store, dollar store, dime store, ten-cent store.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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
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