Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
 
Help

dime store

 - 5 dictionary results

dime store

–noun
1. five-and-ten (def. 1).
2. Bowling. a split in which the five and ten pins remain standing.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism

five-and-ten

[fahyv-uhn-ten]
–noun
1. Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uhn-ten-sent] , five-and-dime [fahyv-uhn-dahym] , dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.

Origin:
1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To dime store
dime store  
n.  See five-and-ten.
five-and-ten   (fīv'ən-těn')
n.  A retail store selling a wide variety of inexpensive articles. Also called dime store, five-and-dime, ten-cent store.

[Short for five-and-ten-cent store.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
dime store

  1. n.
    an establishment that is chaotic because of its small scale. : I can't stand this dime store anymore. This is no way to run a law firm.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see dime store on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: