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

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

Robert Lee DeProspero, whose father was a coal-miner and whose mother was a dime store clerk, was born in Morgantown, W.Va., on Dec. 31, 1938.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2019

“Our father would take us to the five and dime store, and we could buy whatever we wanted,” she said, gesturing at the bracelet she was wearing.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

It was a cheap little dime store bracelet but I bought it with my own money and I liked it.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride