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

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dime store

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

My mother, too, had grown up poor; she’d lived above a dime store, dying to get out.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2021

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