dime store

American  

noun

1. five-and-ten.

2. Bowling. a split in which the five and ten pins remain standing.

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Etymology

Origin of dime store

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Or you find these weird, mass-produced Art Nouveau statues that would have been sold at the dime store.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

Charlotte Smith was raised in the small town of Borger, Texas, by parents who ran a five and dime store, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

"And it might bring back some memories of a time you had with your family going to the dime store or whatnot," Kallmyer said.

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 2021

Robert Lee DeProspero, whose father was a coal-miner and whose mother was a dime store clerk, was born in Morgantown, W.Va., on Dec. 31, 1938.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2019

Mom was cradling a bundle in her arms and giggling sort of guiltily, like she’d stolen a candy bar from a dime store.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls