five-and-dime

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

five-and-dime

noun five-and-dimes · five and dime · 5 & dime

US A store selling inexpensive items. I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69
Similar: variety store, dollar store, dime store, ten-cent store, pound shop
slang A two pair, composed of fives and tens.
slang A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
US, slang The 5th Battalion 10th Marines, a US artillery battalion. Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"five-and-dime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/five-and-dime. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

five-and-dime. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/five-and-dime

Chicago

"five-and-dime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/five-and-dime.

BibTeX

@misc{five_and_dime_2026,
  title = {five-and-dime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/five-and-dime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}