nickelodeon
[nik-uh-loh-dee-uh n]
- an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- an early jukebox that was operated by inserting nickels.
Show More
Origin of nickelodeon
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for nickelodeon
Contemporary Examples of nickelodeon
Nickelodeon did not return a request for comment for this story.
“Nickelodeon was nothing short of amazing to work for, and they had their watchful eye on us all,” he said.
There are a number of reasons to be concerned about the former Nickelodeon star.
Paramount wanted to develop the project under its Nickelodeon banner, which had just released the Rugrats movie.
The nickelodeon was a new business, a novelty, something between a circus and a peep show.
Historical Examples of nickelodeon
Moving pictures and the nickelodeon have had their day, and are now passing.
What eight million women wantRheta Childe Dorr
To them the nickelodeon seems to make a special appeal since it offers the variety they crave after long days in the mill.
nickelodeon
- an early form of jukebox
- (formerly) a cinema charging five cents for admission
- (formerly) a Pianola, esp one operated by inserting a five-cent piece
Show More
Word Origin for nickelodeon
C20: from nickel + (mel) odeon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for nickelodeon
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper