dime store
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dime store
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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And stop subjecting the readers of this fine newspaper to his bitterness and dime store psychiatry.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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
Once confined to dime store spinner racks, Marvel’s creations have burst free of their humble roots, hulking out into one of the most successful transmedia empires on the planet.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021
Maybe, she thought, they had gone off and seeded the land and growed up in these young people in the dime store with the cash-register keys around their necks.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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