five-and-dime
noun/ˌfaɪv ən ˈdaɪm/
/ˌfaɪv ən ˈdaɪm/
(also five-and-ten
/ˌfaɪv ən ˈten/
/ˌfaɪv ən ˈten/
, dime store)- (in the US in the past) a type of store that sold a range of cheap goodsCultureThe first five-and-dimes were opened in 1879 by F W Woolworth and for many years they sold everything at a price of either five cents or ten cents. The last Woolworth's branded stores in the US closed in 1997.
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