ten-cent store

[ ten-sent, -sent ]

noun

1. five-and-ten ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of ten-cent store¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

Her curls were bound with a wreath of artificial roses from the ten-cent store, slightly over one ear.

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But first she visited the five-and-ten-cent store to buy an egg-beater.

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Buy your mate little presents—from the ten-cent store and occasionally from more expensive places.

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My walls are hung with ten-cent store art, and if I were not awfully strong-minded I could not overcome the effect.

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You know, I think there's room in this town for a good five-and-ten-cent store, specializing on kitchen goods.

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