dime store
noun
1.
five-and-ten
(def 1).
2.
Bowling.
a split in which the five and ten pins remain standing.
Origin
1925-30,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
dime store
Her fans gush and fawn over advice found in any
dime store
financial planning book for dummies.
Several decades ago, the only fish available were the few species carried by the local
dime store
, usually goldfish or guppies.
One time, in a
dime store
, a guy told him to move over at the candy counter.
Hyperbole,
dime store
anthropology and overlooked artists often crowd the presentation.
Slang definitions & phrases for
dime store
dime store
noun phrase
five-and-ten
(1920s+)